# Accident 19900708024859A: Piper PA28151, Aurora, IL, July 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1990, 21:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Airport: Flying M Farm Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7704° N, 88.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7704&lon=-88.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33332, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33332-1991-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 29 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900708024859A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING DESTINATION AIRPORT. CRASHED, LANDED IN SOFT DIRT FIELD.

## 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 CHI90LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA169), Jul 9, 1990: Piper PA28-151 (N33332), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT.

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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