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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Porterville, CA · July 30, 1992

Date: July 30, 1992 · 18:00 local
Place: Porterville, CA
Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: BKVV
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2519N
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX92LA324
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 52 total45 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N2519NRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2012 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-79A0887 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Engine quit on approach. Landed short in orange grove. Fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. LANDED SHORT IN ORANGE GROVE. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX92LA324Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPorterville, CAFuel exhaustion due to the student pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight planning, and the failure to refuel the aircraft.Jul 31, 1992 · Destroyed