# Accident 19960609013159A: Piper PA28180, Valdosta, GA, June 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1996, 08:56 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5102° N, 82.9499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5102&lon=-82.9499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9640J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9640J-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609013159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. WING TIP STRUCK A PINE TREE.

## 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 MIA96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA154), Jun 9, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N9640J), Jasper, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered during…

## Other reports on N9640J (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971222043239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971222043239A), Dec 22, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N9640J), Everglades, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel depletion at night. Crashed into Everglades. Failed to lean. Failed refuel enroute. Endangered life another. (.19) on December 22, 1997, about 1847…
- [Incident 19890908061299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908061299I), Sep 8, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N9640J), Arco, ID, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing. Nose tire blew and propeller struck runway.
- [Incident 19790819032029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819032029I), Aug 19, 1979: Piper PA28* (N9640J), Pocatello, ID, Minor damage. Student lost control while taxiing. Struck parked aircraft.

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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