Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28-151 N4545F

16 October 1988 · Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 October 1988 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N4545F, operated by Hurst Flight Training, Inc., was involved in an accident near Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-151
Registration
N4545F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Hurst Flight Training, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Elyria → St Louis
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
CHI89LA010

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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