# Accident 19960512010309A: Piper PA25235, Adelanto, CA, May 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: Krey Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6601° N, 117.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6601&lon=-117.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6844Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6844Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,716 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960512010309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON GLIDER TOW. RELEASED GLIDER. TOW PLANE LANDED ON DIRT ROAD. COLLIDED WITH BUSHES. FUEL TANK EMPTY.

## 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 LAX96LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA195), May 12, 1996: Piper PA-25-235 (N6844Z), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion as a result of an improper preflight inspection and operating with a known malfunctioning fuel gauge.

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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