# Accident 19900511015649A: Piper PA28181, Anderson, IN, May 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1990, 22:15 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Airport: Anderson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1291° N, 85.7603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1291&lon=-85.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6382C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6382C-1990-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511015649A

## Narrative

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

RAN A TANK DRY THEN TRIED RESTART BUT FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL TANK. CRASHED INTO TREES SHORT OF AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA127), May 12, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N6382C), Anderson, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FAILED TO SELECT THE FUEL VALVE TO A TANK CONTAINING USABLE FUEL RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION.

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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