# Accident 19931006042419A: Piper PA28151, Allendale, MI, October 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Allendale, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9807° N, 85.9491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9807&lon=-85.9491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8339C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8339C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 8 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931006042419A

## Narrative

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

HEADWINDS. LOW ON FUEL. STRUCK A STEEL MAILBOX LANDING ON A ROAD. FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED 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 CHI94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA019), Oct 6, 1993: Piper PA-28-151 (N8339C), Allendale, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AFTER ENCOUNTERING UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND A LOW FUEL LEVEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8339C (1)

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

- [Incident 19951029042279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951029042279I), Oct 29, 1995: Piper PA28151 (N8339C), Lumberton, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 29, 1995 at approximately 0900 hours, a Piper PA28, N8339C, piloted by Mr. Thomas c. dougherty, a student pilot, experienced some…

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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