# Accident 19930910034519A: Piper PA28181, Merrill, OR, September 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: Merrill, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0391° N, 121.5501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0391&lon=-121.5501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6114J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6114J-2013-04-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 13 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930910034519A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER NEAR AIRPORT. UNABLE RESTART. CRASHED ROUGH TERRAIN. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 SEA93LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA197), Sep 10, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N6114J), Merrill, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AND INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION.

## Other reports on N6114J (1)

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

- [Incident 20020821020319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821020319I), Aug 21, 2002: Piper PA28181 (N6114J), Baker, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On August 21, 2002, aircraft N6114J, Piper PA-28 departed bracket airport (pac) to rialto field with two occupants on board. At the control is hugo…

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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