# Accident 19910204002429A: Piper PA28140, Talkeetna, AK, February 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4508° N, 149.7904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4508&lon=-149.7904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6152W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6152W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910204002429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED RAN OUT OF FUEL AT 7000 AGL 10 MILES FROM AIRPORT. TRIED TO MAKE RUNWAY 18 BUT CRASHED 200YDS SHORT.

## 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 ANC91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA024), Feb 4, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N6152W), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.

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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