# Accident 19930710023089A: Piper PA28181, Senter, MI, July 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1993, 11:45 local time
- Place: Senter, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1093° N, 88.5606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1093&lon=-88.5606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1630H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1630H-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 50 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710023089A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL 10 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI93LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA252), Jul 10, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N1630H), Senter, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT ARE FUEL EXHAUSTION, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AS WELL AS AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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