# Accident 19890919035659A: Piper PA22150, Winkleman, AZ, September 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1989, 23:40 local time
- Place: Winkleman, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9825° N, 110.7617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winkelman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9825&lon=-110.7617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3015Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3015Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 46 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890919035659A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD DUE TO LOW FUEL. RAN OUT OF FUEL LANDING AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX89LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA316), Sep 20, 1989: Piper PA-22 (N3015Z), Winkelman, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AFTER HE BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

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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