# Accident 19901025047069A: Piper PA28181, Orlando, FL, October 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1990, 12:47 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5009° N, 81.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5009&lon=-81.3691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21175, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21175-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025047069A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL FOR DESTINATION. DITCHED IN LAKE NEAR RUNWAY. DID NOT LEAN BY EGT. MISCALCULATED FUEL BURN

## 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 MIA91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA016), Oct 25, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N21175), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PLANNING BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N21175 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210407005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210407005369A), Apr 7, 2021: Piper PA-28-181 (N21175), Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. When: 04/07/2021 15:18Z, the aircraft was then moved by personnel of the [privacy data omitted]operator/flight training provider before informing the FAA or…
- [Accident 20030404014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030404014249A), Apr 4, 2003: Piper PA28181 (N21175), Santa Maria, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he had filled the tanks up at needles (eed). He departed eed and flew to fox field (wjf) where he landed, received a weather brief,…

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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