# Incident 19920215008669I: Piper PA28140, Oakland, CA, February 15, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1992, 09:43 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5693U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5693U-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,029 total, 680 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215008669I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RUNWAY. LANDED ON FIELD. FOUND WATER IN BOTH FUEL TANKS.

## Other reports on N5693U (1)

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

- [Accident 19900111035599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900111035599A), Jan 11, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N5693U), Provo, UT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on approach to destination. Struck fence posts short of runway.

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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