# Accident 19900906038649A: Wsk PZL104, Smithfield, NC, September 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Airport: Johnston County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4994° N, 78.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4994&lon=-78.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7169Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7169Z-1993-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80 (registry code 9810280, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-warzawa-okecie-pzl-104-wilga-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,292 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900906038649A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL IN TRAFFIC PATTERN BUT STILL UNDERSHOT RUNWAY INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. DEMO TO SELL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA167), Sep 6, 1990: WSK PZL-104 (N7169Z), Smithfield, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PREFLIGHT FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADDITIONAL LANDING. THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO 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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