# Accident 19910715027989A: Piper PA25235, Hawkinsville, GA, July 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2794° N, 83.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2794&lon=-83.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4800P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4800P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 85 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715027989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL FERRYING AG AIRCRAFT BACK TO BASE FROM REPAIRS. BLAMED NEED TO CIRCUMVENT THUNDERSTORMS EN ROUTE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL91LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA133), Jul 15, 1991: Piper PA-25-235 (N4800P), Hawkinsville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE OBSERVED HIS FUEL SUPPLY GETTING LOW, AND THE RESULTANT EXHAUSTION OF HIS FUEL SUPPLY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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