# Accident 19950519012229A: Piper PA28140, Calkaska, MI, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 08:10 local time
- Place: Calkaska, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7304° N, 85.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7304&lon=-85.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56523, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56523-1996-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 200 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519012229A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO CONTINUE FLIGHT LOW ON FUEL DUE FUEL STOP NOT OPEN. RAN OUT OF FUEL. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA154.

## 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 CHI95LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA154), May 19, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N56523), Kalkaska, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's poor preflight and inflight planning and decisions. Factors were the powerlines and the inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N56523 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890319016729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890319016729I), Mar 19, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N56523), Bellaire, MI, Minor damage. Drifted to side of runway on landing and struck a snowbank.

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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