NONE · Piper PA-28-181 · 1998-09-05 · OROVILLE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98LA284
Event ID
20001211X11095
Type
Accident
Date
1998-09-05
Location
OROVILLE, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.499584, -121.670501
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-181
Registration
N2161G
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inaccurate preflight and in-flight fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The pilot's failure to obtain the proper engine power setting charts to use in fuel consumption calculations was also causal.