# Accident 19910622029429A: Piper PA28181, Rio Vista, CA, June 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1991, 21:54 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1795° N, 121.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1795&lon=-121.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1029H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1029H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622029429A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. OVERSHOT FORCED LANDING AT AIRPORT. RAN OFF END RUNWAY THROUGH TWO FENCES.

## 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 LAX91LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA272), Jun 23, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N1029H), Rio Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOTS IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

## Other reports on N1029H (1)

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

- [Incident 19980417018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417018029I), Apr 17, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N1029H), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. 2Nd try crosswind landing. Bounced porpoised striking prop which was reparied. Returned base without other repairs.

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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