# Accident 19940621015849A: Piper PA28R200, Lake Station, IN, June 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1994, 12:24 local time
- Place: Lake Station, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5701° N, 87.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5701&lon=-87.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4572X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 954 total, 308 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940621015849A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. TRIED LAND ON FREEWAY RAMP BLOCKED BY TRUCK. LANDED ADJACENT ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 CHI94LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA207), Jun 21, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4572X), Lake Station, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's inattention to the fuel supply. A factor was rough and uneven terrain.

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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