# Accident 19950723019349A: Piper PA28180, Santa Paula, CA, July 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1995, 19:20 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3996° N, 119.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3996&lon=-119.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5388L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5388L-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NEAR DESTINATION. LANDED RIVER BED. OUT OF FUEL. NO CHECK OUT MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION.

## 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 LAX95LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA268), Jul 24, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N5388L), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to perform preflight fuel consumption calculations, and his failure to refuel the aircraft.

## Other reports on N5388L (1)

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

- [Accident 19960712021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960712021459A), Jul 12, 1996: Piper PA28180 (N5388L), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. Narrative: on July 12, 1996, a Piper PA28-180 N5388L enroute from Bermuda Dunes, CA to camarillo, CA piloted by reto amman and andreas schenck sustained…

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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