# Accident 19900111035599A: Piper PA28140, Provo, UT, January 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1990, 20:00 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2206° N, 111.6906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2206&lon=-111.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5693U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5693U-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total, 455 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900111035599A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO DESTINATION. STRUCK FENCE POSTS SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN90LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA039), Jan 12, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N5693U), Provo, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO PILOT MISJUDGEMENT OF FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRIP AND A FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE EN ROUTE.

## Other reports on N5693U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920215008669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215008669I), Feb 15, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N5693U), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit on initial climb. Attempted to return to runway. Landed on field. Found water in both fuel tanks.

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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