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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA31 · Enumclaw, WA · November 29, 1990

Date: November 29, 1990 · 11:10 local
Place: Enumclaw, WA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N13UW
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA91FA025
Reported as: Piper STCPA31
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540J2BD
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 638 total559 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N13UWRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 1992 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31512 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Headwinds turbulence and icing caused premature fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

HEADWINDS TURBULENCE AND ICING CAUSED PREMATURE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA91FA025Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportEnumclaw, WAFuel exhaustion due to inadequate preflight planning and preparations, and poor inflight planning and decisions. The pilot elected to fly into known adverse weather conditions, and did not calculate fuel consumption for the planned flight.Nov 29, 1990 · Destroyed