# Accident 19891013040309A: Piper PA28180, Homedale, ID, October 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1989, 18:20 local time
- Place: Homedale, ID
- Airport: Homedale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5910° N, 116.9409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5910&lon=-116.9409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6651J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6651J-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 32 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013040309A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL. VECTORS TO NEAR AIRPORT BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL SHORT OF RUNWAY. STRUCK A DITCH AND FENCE LANDING.

## 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 SEA90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA006), Oct 14, 1989: Piper PA28-180 (N6651J), Homedale, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: INACCURATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT, AND THE PILOT BECOMING LOST OR DISORIENTED WHICH RESULTED IN 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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