# Accident 19931120043979A: Piper PA28140, Knoxville, TN, November 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1993, 01:24 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6597° N, 84.0892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6597&lon=-84.0892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420FL-1994-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120043979A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. ENGINE QUIT. HIT WIRES LANDING ON ROAD. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. FLEW UNTIL END FUEL RANGE.

## 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 ATL94LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA020), Nov 20, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N420FL), Maryville, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION PRIOR TO REACHING THE PLANNED DESTINATION.

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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