# Accident 19970928029119A: Piper PA28181, Fulton, MS, September 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fulton, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2607° N, 88.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2607&lon=-88.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35652-2000-05-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 37 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928029119A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL AT HAB. TRIED MAKE TUP. RAN OUT OF FUEL. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WAY CROSS, GA (AYS) AT APPROXIMATELY 1805 UTC, LANDED AT HAMILTON, ALABAMA AT APPROXIMATELY 2135 UTC (3+30), WITH THE INTENT OF REFUELING AND PROCEEDING TO MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS (BPK). THE PILOT FOUND THE FBO LOCKED AND NO FUEL AVAILABLE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HAMILTON AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 UTC. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 2340 UTC.

## 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 ATL97LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA143), Sep 28, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N35652), Fulton, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The excessively rich mixture produced by the carburetor, which led to the fuel exhaustion.

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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