# Accident 19931227047279A: Piper PA28181, Greer, SC, December 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1993, 18:23 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Greenville-Spartanburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9296° N, 82.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9296&lon=-82.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4320X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4320X-1994-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 398 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227047279A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE. ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK TREES AVOIDING TRAFFIC ON A ROAD. FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 ATL94LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA034), Dec 27, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N4320X), Greer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING IN DETERMINING FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FLIGHT.

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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