- Date
- April 1, 1988, 13:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Apple Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2498DPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880401007579A
- Case key
- 25977
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg a flt from hawthorne to delano, CA, the plt became lost, saw an arpt & landed. After landing, she learned she was at the depue arpt, lenwood, CA. No fuel was available, so she elected to fly to Apple Valley, a distance of about 17 mi. However, before reaching Apple Valley, the eng lost pwr from fuel exhaustion. Subsequently, the acft hit a berm while landing on desert terrain & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2498D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3879A0334
- Airframe hours
- 2,005
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymond F. Ryback
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- 6CA8 · Lenwood, CA
- Destination
- APV · Apple Valley, 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 143 total · 141 in this make and model · 97 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.