# Accident 20060804017309A: Piper PA23150, Ontario, OR, August 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Airport: Ontario Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0142° N, 117.0103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0142&lon=-117.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1221P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1221P-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,421 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060804017309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 82 GALLONS OF FUEL WHEN HE DEPARTED ROCK SPRINGS, WY ENROUTE TO ONTARIO, OR. THE FLIGHT DURATION WAS 3 HOURS. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT AT 20 MILES EAST OF ONTARIO THE MAIN TANK FUEL GAGES READ 1/4. WHEN HE REACHED THE AIRPORT AND UPON TURNING BASE LEG THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT AND HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH. ON FINAL THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG ON THE RUNWAY AND WENT OFF THE END INTO AN ONION FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA06LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA154), Aug 4, 2006: Piper PA-23-150 (N1221P), Ontario, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. Factors were the en route high wind condition and the soft terrain.

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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