# Accident 19900624021989A: Piper PA28140, Savanna, IL, June 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1990, 14:15 local time
- Place: Savanna, IL
- Airport: Tri-Township Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0896° N, 90.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0896&lon=-90.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5744F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5744F-2000-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 10 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900624021989A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. FORCE LANDED IN RIVER 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 CHI90DEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE06), Jun 24, 1990: Piper PA 28 140 (N5744F), Savanna, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SUPPLY, RESULTING 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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