# Accident 19890720024209A: Piper PA22, Meridian, ID, July 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1989, 17:25 local time
- Place: Meridian, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5897° N, 116.4192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5897&lon=-116.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3700P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3700P-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 578 total, 175 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720024209A

## Narrative

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

RAN A TANK DRY EN ROUTE. BELIEVED WAS PRIOR MAG OUT AGAIN AND IGNORED FUEL. HIT WIRES FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD.

## 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 SEA89LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA137), Jul 20, 1989: Piper PA-22 (N3700P), Meridian, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION, HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT (FAILURE TO SEE & AVOID…

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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