# Accident 19890425009889A: Piper PA28140, Chino, CA, April 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9992° N, 117.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9992&lon=-117.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6073W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6073W-1989-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 71 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890425009889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON LONG FINAL. MADE FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN  FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON A EMPTY TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA172), Apr 25, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N6073W), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY PREFLIGHT THE AIRPLANE TO DETERMINE FUEL QUANITY NOR DID HE ACCURATELY CALCULATE THE FUEL CONSUMPTION. IN ADDITION, HE FAILED TO POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FULLEST…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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