# NTSB Accident LAX89LA316
> **PIPER PA-22** · 1989-09-20 · WINKELMAN, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA316
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29419
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-20
- **Location:** WINKELMAN, AZ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N3015Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AFTER HE BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED,  WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.   FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  DARKNESS,  THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL CUES AT NIGHT,  THE AIRCRAFT'S LOW FUEL LEVEL, AND THE TERRAIN CONDITION (HIGH VEGETATION/BUSHES) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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