# Accident 19910415010639A: Piper PA22150, Las Vegas, NV, April 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1991, 07:15 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1706° N, 115.1990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1706&lon=-115.1990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4416A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4416A-1992-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 23 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415010639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED MANEUVERING TO LAND ON A ROAD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 LAX91LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA178), Apr 15, 1991: Piper PA22-150 (N4416A), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT IMPROPERLY SELECTED THE FUEL TANK THAT DID NOT CONTAIN ANY FUEL AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

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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