# Accident 19940927031139A: Piper PA24260, Fullerton, CA, September 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1994, 14:37 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8707P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8707P-1995-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940927031139A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON BASE FOR LANDING. STRUCK LIGHT POLES LANDING ON CITY STREET. TANK IN USE LOW FUEL, NONE IN OTHERS.

## 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 LAX94LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA382), Sep 27, 1994: Piper PA-24-260 (N8707P), Fullerton, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT.

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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