# Accident 19941111038159A: Piper PA28180, Alton, IL, November 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1994, 19:50 local time
- Place: Alton, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9039° N, 90.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9039&lon=-90.1512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5397L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5397L-1996-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 16 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941111038159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. COLLIDED WITH TRUCK AND BRICK WALL LANDING. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES FOUND. POSSIBLE FUEL DEPLETION

## 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 CHI95LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA038), Nov 12, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N5397L), Alton, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel. Factors associated with the accident were unsuitable terrain, the vehicle and building which the airplane contacted, and the dark night conditions.

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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