# Accident 19980425007769A: Lerille Red P & W 1937, Lafayette, LA, April 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1998, 08:02 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2096° N, 92.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2096&lon=-92.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N546R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N546R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lerille Red P & W 1937 (registry code 05604ZW, https://openairdocs.org/model/lerille-red-p-w-1937) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007769A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 22L. ON SHORT FINAL REPORTED OUT OF GAS. ACFT CRASHED SHORT ON 22L OFF THE ARPT. (.4)THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22L. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER CONTROLLER THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS 'OUT OF FUEL.' THE AIRPLANE LANDED 150 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES, A 'SMALL' DITCH, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. NO USABLE FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN EITHER OF THE AIRCRAFT'S TWO FUEL TANKS. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE.                                                 (-23) AIRPLANE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22L AT THE LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE CONTROLLER THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 FTW98LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA193), Apr 25, 1998: Lerille P & W 1937 (N546R), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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