# Accident 19910915040039A: Piper PA24260, Tehachapi, CA, September 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1991, 15:50 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1204° N, 118.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1204&lon=-118.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8888P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8888P-1994-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 947 total, 318 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915040039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. HAD PASSED AIRPORT WITH LOW FUEL. TRIED TO MAKE NEXT AIRPORT. NO FUEL FOUND AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX91LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA395), Sep 15, 1991: Piper PA-24-260 (N8888P), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING.

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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