# Accident 19930930037139A: Piper PA28140, Lompoc, CA, September 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1993, 16:48 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5991° N, 120.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5991&lon=-120.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N430FL-2013-06-18) (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 O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037139A

## Narrative

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

TEST FLIGHT ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED WET FIELD NO ANOMALIES. IDLE FOR YEARS. FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 LAX93LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA373), Sep 30, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N430FL), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: was fuel starvation. A factor in the accident was the mechanic's inadequate inspection of the airplane.

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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