# Accident 20100926049509A: Piper PA-28-140, Anchorage, AK, September 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2010, 18:39 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8250° N, 150.3947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8250&lon=-150.3947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5748U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748U-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100926049509A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, CRASHED A PA 28-140, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N5748U, DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ENROUTE FROM LAKE CLARK TO MERRILL FIELD.  ADDITIONALLY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CARRYING A PASSENGER, WHICH HE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO.NARRATIVE:  AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 HOURS LOCAL, AND APPROXIMATELY 37 MILES SW OF ANCHORAGE IAP, THE PILOT CONTACTED ANCHORAGE APPROACH AND DECLARED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL.  PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE MYSTERY CREEK AIRSTRIP BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT.  HE ATTEMPTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.AIRCRAFT N5748U WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN IN THE TUNDRA 20 MILES SW THE ANCHORAGE VOR (130 RADIAL).  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE RECOVERED BY HELICOPTER AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.  THEY WERE RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC10CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA099), Sep 27, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N5748U), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during cruise flight.

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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