# Accident 19921202048739A: Piper PA28140, Lost Hills, CA, December 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1992, 18:14 local time
- Place: Lost Hills, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6096° N, 119.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6096&lon=-119.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5405S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5405S-2013-07-19) (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 O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921202048739A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL AND LOST. GOT VECTORS TO AIRPORT BUT UNABLE TO ACTIVATE LIGHTS, STRUCK WIRES TRYING LAND ON A ROAD.

## 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 LAX93LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA059), Dec 3, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N5405S), Lost Hills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS, AND DELAY IN EFFECTING ANY REMEDIAL ACTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY BECOMING…

## Other reports on N5405S (1)

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

- [Incident 19890923054829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890923054829I), Sep 23, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N5405S), Lompoc, CA, Minor damage. Struck powerlines on final approach to airport. Landed safely. Minor damage to both wings and propeller.

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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