# Accident 19970315005939A: Piper PA28181, Nashville, TN, March 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1997, 13:16 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: John C. Tune Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1896° N, 86.9505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1896&lon=-86.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2505Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2505Q-1999-08-25) (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: 286 total, 179 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315005939A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER NEAR DESTINATION. WING HIT A TREE LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. (-23) AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL - AIRCRAFT BURNED MORE FUEL THAN BOOK VALUES.  CARB/FUEL SYSTEM BEING INVESTIGATED.  FLIGHT PLAN ALSO BEING REVIEWED.

## 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 MIA97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA098), Mar 15, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N2505Q), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, by failing to ensure there was sufficient fuel to reach a suitable landing area, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, a forced landing,…

## Other reports on N2505Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19870917069859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917069859I), Sep 17, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N2505Q), Beckley, WV, Minor damage. Solo student landed on the nose gear. Gear collapsed, aircraft became airborne for 200 feet. Recontacted the runway

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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