- Date
- July 12, 1990, 23:10 local (Jul 13, 1990, 04:10 UTC)
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7295FPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900712025809A
- Case key
- 35015
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Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion and refueling not performed by the pilot in command.
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 engine lost power about 3 miles from the destination of the night, cross-country flight. An emergency landing was attempted in a farm field resulting in substantial damage to the acft. Post accident investigation revealed the fuel tank to be empty of usable fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7295F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-25210
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hays, John Jr.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- F54 · Arlington, TX
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 172 total · 27 in this make and model · 108 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 67 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- ICT, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.