# Accident 19970101000049A: Piper PA28181, Florence, SC, January 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1997, 15:05 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Airport: Florence Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1805° N, 79.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1805&lon=-79.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2205Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2205Z-1997-10-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 1,530 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970101000049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON ILS APPROACH. CRASHED RESIDENTIAL AREA. HIT TREES AND HOUSE. RAN OUT OF FUEL. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHEN ON THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 AT FLORENCE, SC THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROCKED TO LEFT TO RIGHT HOPING TO GAIN A LITTLE MORE FUEL.  THE ENGINE RESPONDED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN QUIT.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED INTO A HOUSE ON THE SECOND STORY.

## 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 MIA97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA055), Jan 1, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N2205Z), Florence, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N2205Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19931227047269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227047269A), Dec 27, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N2205Z), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to destination. Brushed tree tops and stall landed in a field. Collapsed gear. Fuel empty.

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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