# Accident 19900906038729A: Piper PA32300T, Glenrock, WY, September 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Glenrock, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8504° N, 105.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8504&lon=-105.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21434, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21434-1993-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,732 total, 105 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900906038729A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD, RAN INTO A DITCH TRYING TO AVOID A PICKUP TRUCK.

## 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 SEA90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA174), Sep 6, 1990: Piper PA-32-300RT (N21434), Glenrock, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION RESULTING FROM THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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