# Accident 19941011034289A: Piper PA24250, San Jose, CA, October 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1994, 11:55 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3294° N, 121.8310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3294&lon=-121.8310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8413P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8413P-2003-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 13 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941011034289A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION ON 2 MILE FINAL. LANDED SHORT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. ALL EMPTY EXCEPT 1 QUARTER LEFT TANK.

## 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 LAX95LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA004), Oct 11, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N8413P), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system and his failure to select a tank containing fuel.

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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