# Accident 19900629023089A: Piper PA24250, Las Vegas, NV, June 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1505° N, 115.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1505&lon=-115.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6452P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6452P-1992-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,541 total, 34 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900629023089A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL SHORT OF DESTINATION. LANDED HARD,GEAR UP IN OPEN FIELD. HAD MISREAD FUEL DIP STICK PRIOR TO FLIGHT

## 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 SEA90LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA118), Jun 29, 1990: Piper PA-24-250 (N6452P), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CHECK OF THE FUEL WITH A DIPSTICK BEFORE TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

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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