# NTSB NYC74FHD18: Pietenpol Aircam, N5392, Lakewood, NJ, October 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1973
- Place: Lakewood, NJ · LAKEWOOD, NJ
- Location: 40.0940° N, 74.2115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakewood, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0940&lon=-74.2115&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3198  73/10/23   LAKEWOOD,NJ         PIETENPOL AIRCAM    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 180
        TIME - 1340                    N5392               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ACCOMACK,VA                 LAKEWOOD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL ON BASE LEG UNDERSHOT RUNWAY STRUCK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5392](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5392-2013-06-13), registration cancelled 2013-06-13, S/N 338, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIETENPOL AIRCAM
- Registry model: [Pietenpol GN-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pietenpol-gn-1) (registry code 70401RZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakewood

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731023034779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731023034779A), Oct 23, 1973: Amtr 7040141, Lakewood, NJ, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on base leg undershot runway struck trees.

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.

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