# Accident 19930406012529A: Piper PA24, Casper, WY, April 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1993, 07:40 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0009° N, 106.8196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0009&lon=-106.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5541P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541P-1995-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 33 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406012529A

## Narrative

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

FAILED VISUAL FUEL CHECK PRIOR. STRONG HEADWINDS PASSED ORIGINAL FUEL STOP FOR FARTHER STOP. FUEL RAN OUT ON FINAL.

## 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 SEA93LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA089), Apr 6, 1993: Piper PA-24 (N5541P), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION. FACTORS INCLUDE AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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