# Accident 19930222003129A: Piper PA24250, Red Mountain, CA, February 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Red Mountain, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3500° N, 117.6191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3500&lon=-117.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5607P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5607P-1994-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930222003129A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED OUT OF FUEL VFR ON TOP. STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE ON FORCED LANDING. FAILED TO REFUEL FOR RETURN FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX93LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA133), Feb 23, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N5607P), Red Mountain, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO SEE THE TERRAIN DUE TO THE DARK NIGHT…

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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