# Accident 19910407009199A: Piper PA46310P, Burbank, CA, April 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1991, 19:19 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1997° N, 118.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1997&lon=-118.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9113X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9113X-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 45 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910407009199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. FAILED TO USE VECTORS TO AIRPORT. FOREIGN OBJECT VALVE OUTLET. NO FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 LAX91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA164), Apr 8, 1991: Piper PA 46 (N9113X), North Hollywood, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING, INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW…

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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