DEN90LA039
NTSB Identification: DEN90LA039 .
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 41240.
Accident occurred Thursday, January 11, 1990 in PROVO, UT
Probable Cause Approval Date: 9/10/1992
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140, registration: N5693U
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO RWY 13, THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND QUIT. HE SAID HE UNDERESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REQUIRED FOR THE TRIP, AND THAT THE PLANE USED MORE FUEL THAN THE OPERATORS MANUAL PREDICTED. A POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN BY AN FAA INSPECTOR RESULTED IN A NORMAL RUN.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

FUEL STARVATION DUE TO PILOT MISJUDGEMENT OF FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRIP AND A FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE EN ROUTE.

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