# Accident 19910920042249A: Piper PA24250, French Gulch, CA, September 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1991, 14:51 local time
- Place: French Gulch, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7296° N, 122.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7296&lon=-122.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6414P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6414P-1991-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 646 total, 68 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920042249A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED OFF AIRPORT IN OPEN FIELD,COLLIDED WITH MANZANITA BUSH.

## 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 LAX91LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA400), Sep 20, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6414P), French Gulch, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N6414P (1)

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

- [Incident 19811005075479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005075479I), Oct 5, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6414P), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. Instructor and student could not extend landing gear. Found push pull cable kinked, preventing gear extension.

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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