# Accident 19950102000029A: Propjt 200D, Lancaster, CA, January 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1995, 17:10 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7190° N, 118.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7190&lon=-118.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200AW-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 200D (registry code 0140312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROPJT 200D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950102000029A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. TRIED FOR ROAD. BLOCKED BY AN AUTO. LANDED HARD IN DESERT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OTHERS FULL.

## 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 LAX95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA070), Jan 2, 1995: Aero Commander 200D (N200AW), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to select a tank containing fuel.

## Other reports on N200AW (1)

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

- [Accident 19850706029549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706029549A), Jul 6, 1985: Propjt 200D (N200AW), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Switched fuel tanks and engine quit in pattern. Landed short of runway and ran thru fence. Undetermined power loss.

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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