ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367688
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| Date: | Saturday 18 November 1989 |
| Time: | 22:56 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Alberta & Christopher Haaland |
| Registration: | N4359C |
| MSN: | 28-8416088 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3300 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hayward, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coalinga, CA (3O8) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA038
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 June 1994 | N4359C | Transair Flight School | 0 | San Carlos, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 17:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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