# Accident 19931002037409A: Piper PA28140, Cheboygan, MI, October 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1993, 14:20 local time
- Place: Cheboygan, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6404° N, 84.4593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6404&lon=-84.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5695U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5695U-1997-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 53 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931002037409A

## Narrative

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

PASSED UP FUEL STOP ON BELIEF 100LB FUEL WOULD DAMAGE ENGINE. TRIED FOR AIRPORT WITH 8087 FUEL. RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 CHI94LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA004), Oct 2, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N5695U), Cheboygan, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AND INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR…

## Other reports on N5695U (1)

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

- [Incident 19820213011819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820213011819I), Feb 13, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N5695U), Howell, MI, Minor damage. Pilot practicing for overdue biennial, landed short in about 2 feet of snow.

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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