# Accident 19950710017529A: Piper PA46350P, Van Nuys, CA, July 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1995, 19:22 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1497° N, 118.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1497&lon=-118.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243CV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243CV-1998-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 189 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710017529A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO VNY. STRUCK TREE SHORT OF RUNWAY. SELECTED FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. OTHER HAD MINIMAL FUEL.

## 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 LAX95LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA245), Jul 11, 1995: Piper PA-46-350P (N243CV), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation resulting from the failure of the pilot to properly configure the fuel selector to a tank containing fuel during the landing approach.

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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