# Accident 19920730028239A: Piper PA38112, Porterville, CA, July 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BKVV
- Location: 35.9593° N, 118.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9593&lon=-118.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2519N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2519N-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920730028239A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX92LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA324), Jul 31, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N2519N), Porterville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND INFLIGHT PLANNING, AND THE FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT.

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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