- Date
- September 16, 1988, 20:45 local (Sep 17, 1988, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cottage Grove, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1223TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880916066019A
- Case key
- 40888
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
When plt realized strong headwinds at cruise alt would preclude reaching intended destination, he attempted to divert to another alternate. Fuel exhaustion occurred before reaching arpt. During a lndg, executed in dark, acft collided with a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1223T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225425
- Airframe hours
- 1,572
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glenn E. Fundenberger
- Registered owner
- Glenn E Fundenberger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 23, 1988 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Destination
- EUG · Eugene, OR
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 412 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EUG, 13 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.
Other investigations on N1223T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.