- Date
- April 27, 1984, 19:15 local (Apr 28, 1984, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fair Oaks, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N81784Piper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840427016629A
- Case key
- 24243
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Before departing on a x-country flt, the plt was warned to refuel midway on his route. He recalculated his fuel while en route & thought sufficient fuel was remaining. During arrival, the plt activated the rwy lights, but did not see them until he was nearly over the arpt at 1500 ft. he tried to descend & land, but was too close to the rwy. He advanced the throttle to maneuver & land; however, the eng, which had start to lose power, quit completely. The plt then started to land on a street, but there was traffic, so he landed between the street & the house. An auto was struck as the acft came to a stop. An exam revealed that the eng had lost power from fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81784
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8090189
- Airframe hours
- 1,069
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Enzinger, Charles K.
- Registered owner
- Enzinger, Charles K.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 14, 1984 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- SEE · El Cajon, CA
- Destination
- OLL · Fair Oaks, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 461 total · 21 in this make and model · 357 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Variable at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.