# Accident 19910802060309A: Piper PA31310, Byron, CA, August 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1991, 19:58 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8497° N, 121.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8497&lon=-121.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504DB-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,880 total, 270 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802060309A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT EN ROUTE. VECTORED TO AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT. HIT FENCE AND DITCH. NO FUEL ONBOARD AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX91LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA343), Aug 3, 1991: Piper PA-31-310 (N504DB), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE AND HIS MISJUDGING THE DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N504DB (2)

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

- [Incident 19810123010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123010739I), Jan 23, 1981: Piper PA31 (N504DB), Anchorage, AK. Right engine began to run rough on climbout. Propeller feathered. Engine shutdown. Engine problem undetermined.
- [Incident 19790219007089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219007089I), Feb 19, 1979: Piper PA31 (N504DB), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. As aircraft turned off runway nose wheel separated from assembly.

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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