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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Santa Maria, CA · July 10, 2000

Date: July 10, 2000 · 13:45 local
Place: Santa Maria, CA
Airport: Santa Maria Public
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4209T
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00LA259
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries: 0

N4209TRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2004 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7205098 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 7/10/2000 FAA, WP-01, vny FSDO, CA, was informed that aircraft PA-28-180, N4209T with 3 pax aboard, had an accident at 600 east inger, smx at about 1340 wp local time. Mr. Don warner was in contact with smxp, and NTSB. The pilot Mr. John arbelaitz, ppl number 569476853 privacy data omitted the pilot departed from reno, NV. He had 3 pax. Landed at concord, CA. The pilot did not take fuel at concord, CA. He departed concord. He noticed that the aircraft was short of fuel, and contacted smx control tower for emergency landing. The fuel was very low, and the pilot tried to land at a field, but the engine quit and the aircraft hit a tree and crashed on east inger and stopped at 600 east inger. NTSB gave permission to move the aircraft. The aircraft was moved to syz airport. I went to smx accident scene and syz airport. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There were no fatalities only minor injury to 1 pax. The yard wall and the tree had minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 7/10/2000 FAA, WP-01, VNY FSDO, CA, WAS INFORMED THAT AIRCRAFT PA-28-180, N4209T WITH 3 PAX ABOARD, HAD AN ACCIDENT AT 600 EAST INGER, SMX AT ABOUT 1340 WP LOCAL TIME. MR. DON WARNER WAS IN CONTACT WITH SMXP, AND NTSB. THE PILOT MR. JOHN ARBELAITZ, PPL NUMBER 569476853 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM RENO, NV. HE HAD 3 PAX. LANDED AT CONCORD, CA. THE PILOT DID NOT TAKE FUEL AT CONCORD, CA. HE DEPARTED CONCORD. HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHORT OF FUEL, AND CONTACTED SMX CONTROL TOWER FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. THE FUEL WAS VERY LOW, AND THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND AT A FIELD, BUT THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE AND CRASHED ON EAST INGER AND STOPPED AT 600 EAST INGER. NTSB GAVE PERMISSION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO SYZ AIRPORT. I WENT TO SMX ACCIDENT SCENE AND SYZ AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES ONLY MINOR INJURY TO 1 PAX. THE YARD WALL AND THE TREE HAD MINOR DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX00LA259Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Maria, CAThe pilot's failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply was on board at last departure, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane at the en route stop was also causal.Jul 10, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4209T · 1

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

Incident 19900914049469ILevel Off Touchdown · Mammoth Lakes, CAWind lifted wing. Tried go around, aircraft did not respond. Landed hard. Veered off runway. Density altitude factorSep 14, 1990 · Minor damage