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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Hartford, MI · August 20, 1996

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Date
August 20, 1996 · 00:30 local
Place
Hartford, MI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9209J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96FA316
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
138 total11 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N9209JRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 1997 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 283278Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power en route. Landed in trees. Not found for 5 days. Fuel tanks empty. Fuel exhausted to return home. (-23) on August 20, 1996 at about 0030 EDT, a Piper PA-28-180, operated by a private pilot sustained substantial damage when the airplane's engine lost power and impacted the terrain n a wooded area. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane had been reported missing for five days before being found.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN TREES. NOT FOUND FOR 5 DAYS. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. FUEL EXHAUSTED TO RETURN HOME. (-23) ON AUGUST 20, 1996 AT ABOUT 0030 EDT, A PIPER PA-28-180, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN N A WOODED AREA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REPORTED MISSING FOR FIVE DAYS BEFORE BEING FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96FA316Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHartford, MIinaccurate fuel consumption calculations by the pilot before takeoff, and his improper decision not to land before his airplane ran out of fuel.Aug 20, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9209J · 1

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

Incident 19910209004039IFinal Approach · Indianapolis, INElectrical system failure in flight. Emergency landing without incident.Feb 9, 1991