# Accident 19970918027209A: Piper PA28140, Indianapolis, IN, September 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1997, 09:28 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7308° N, 86.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7308&lon=-86.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6421R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6421R-2000-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918027209A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH AND CRASHED IN A FIELD NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. (-23) FUEL STARVATION APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILES FROM INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE QUIT.  AIRCRAFT WENT BELOW GLIDE PATH TO RUNWAY 23R AT (IND) STRIKING A POWER LINE & IMPACTING TO GROUND, INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 23R AT (IND).

## 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 CHI97LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA297), Sep 18, 1997: Piper PA-28 (N6421R), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to refuel the airplane in a timely manner, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A related factor was: trees in the emergency landing area.

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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