# Accident 19970507008469A: Piper PA28180, Charlotte, NC, May 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1997, 05:40 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Wilgrove Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1908° N, 80.7400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1908&lon=-80.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3976R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3976R-2012-11-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507008469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND .9 MILES SHORT OF INTENDED AIRPORT (8A6) RUNWAY AT 0540 HOURS LOCAL TIME. ON SITE INVESTIGATION INDICATES N3976R WAS OPERATED WITHOUT ADEQUATE FUEL LOAD TO COMPLETE PLANNED FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TREES AND GROUND.

## 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 MIA97LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA156), May 7, 1997: Piper PA-28-180 (N3976R), Wilgrove, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing short of the intended destination airport.

## Other reports on N3976R (1)

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

- [Incident 19950724025189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724025189I), Jul 24, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N3976R), Knightdale, NC, Minor damage. Student unable to land home airport. Advised return to W17.student bothered by weather landed downwind. Overran run

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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