# Accident 19940923030699A: Piper PA28140, Dale, IN, September 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1994, 17:51 local time
- Place: Dale, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2907° N, 86.9505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2907&lon=-86.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6244W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6244W) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 403 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923030699A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE LAND AT FUEL STOP DUE WEATHER. ENGINE QUIT SHORT OF ALTERNATE. HIT POLE LANDING ON ROAD. FUEL TANKS 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 CHI94LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA348), Sep 23, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N6244W), Dale, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight. Factors associated with the accident were poor preflight planning, inattentiveness to the fuel supply during the flight, the…

## Other reports on N6244W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780718043569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718043569I), Jul 18, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N6244W), Lemont, IL. Pilot made precautinary landing due to low fuel and poor visibility. No fuel was available at intended fuel stop.

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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