- Date
- November 18, 1989, 20:56 local (Nov 19, 1989, 04:56 UTC)
- Place
- Hayward, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4359CPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891118045819A
- Case key
- 26690
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Probable cause
Inadequate preflight of the aircraft by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Collision with a vehicle in the emergency landing area contributed to the damage and injuries.
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
The plt rprtd the eng lost power as the acft was on final apch to land. The power loss occurred about 3/4 mi from the arpt. Having insufficient alt to glide to the rwy, the plt elected to land in a parking lot. While landing, the acft struck an automobile & was damaged. There were 2 occupants in the vehicle; both received minor injuries. An exam of the acft revealed only a small amount of fuel was remaining in the fuel tanks. No pre-acdnt anomalies of the acft were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4359C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8416088
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alberta & Christopher Haaland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 24, 1989 · 200 hours before
- Departed
- 3O8 · Coalinga, CA
- Destination
- HWD
- Airport
- HWD · Hayward Air Terminal, runway 28R, 3,107 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 415 total · 395 in this make and model · 376 as pilot in command · 126 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4359C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.