# Accident 19921126047919A: Piper PA28180, New Orleans, LA, November 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1992, 10:45 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9602° N, 90.1606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9602&lon=-90.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15813, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15813-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 147 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921126047919A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON IFR CLEARANCE 10 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. TRYING TO LAND ON ROAD CURVE STRUCK SIGN AND FENCE.

## 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 FTW93LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA042), Nov 26, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N15813), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WERE THE INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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