# Accident 19911211055699A: Piper PA24250, Berriem Springs, MI, December 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1991, 18:27 local time
- Place: Berriem Springs, MI
- Airport: Andrews University Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9391° N, 86.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9391&lon=-86.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6919P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6919P-1992-12-15) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211055699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL FOURTEEN MILES FROM DESTINATION ON DARK NIGHT. CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI92FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA053), Dec 11, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6919P), Berrien Springs, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S (CFI'S) POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION-MAKING AND MISJUDGED FUEL SUPPLY/CONSUMPTION. A RELATED FACTOR IS OVERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY.

## Other reports on N6919P (1)

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

- [Incident 19860807063419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860807063419I), Aug 7, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N6919P), Romeoville, IL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to use a checklist and landed with the gear retracted.

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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