Piper PA-28 N81784

Summary

On 28 April 1984 at about 03:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N81784, operated by Enzinger, Charles K., was involved in an accident near Fair Oaks, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 1984 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Fair Oaks, California, United States

Coordinates

38.6504, -121.2492

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N81784

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Enzinger, Charles K.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Cajon → Fair Oaks

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX84LA270

3 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

BEFORE DEPARTING ON A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT WAS WARNED TO REFUEL MIDWAY ON HIS ROUTE. HE RECALCULATED HIS FUEL WHILE EN ROUTE & THOUGHT SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS REMAINING. DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT ACTIVATED THE RWY LIGHTS, BUT DID NOT SEE THEM UNTIL HE WAS NEARLY OVER THE ARPT AT 1500 FT. HE TRIED TO DESCEND & LAND, BUT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE RWY. HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO MANEUVER & LAND; HOWEVER, THE ENG, WHICH HAD START TO LOSE POWER, QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PLT THEN STARTED TO LAND ON A STREET, BUT THERE WAS TRAFFIC, SO HE LANDED BETWEEN THE STREET & THE HOUSE. AN AUTO WAS STRUCK AS THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE ENG HAD LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.