34.9237° N, 86.5674° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazel Green, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 28, 1993 · 10:30 local
Place
Hazel Green, AL
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1758J
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,375 total10 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit on climbout. Switched fuel tanks 2 times. Forced landing in field. Suspect fuel mismangement.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. SWITCHED FUEL TANKS 2 TIMES. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. SUSPECT FUEL MISMANGEMENT.