# Accident 19890616034399A: Piper PA22150, Kenai, AK, June 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6596° N, 150.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6596&lon=-150.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6908D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6908D-1990-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616034399A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL OVER WATER. CRASHED INTO WATER. AIRCRAFT PARTS FOUND BUT NO BODIES LOCATED.

## 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 ANC89FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA094), Jun 16, 1989: Piper PA-22 (N6908D), Kenai, AK, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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