# Accident 19980503008349A: Piper PA28R200, Hannibal, IL, May 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1998, 15:25 local time
- Place: Hannibal, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9291° N, 91.3807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9291&lon=-91.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75306-1998-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503008349A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN. (.4)THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE FLIGHT WOULD BE IN VMC CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE FLIGHT; HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT FOR MOST OF THE FLIGHT HE ENCOUNTERED IMC CONDITIONS.  HE WAS HELD PRIOR TO HIS INITIAL APPROACH FOR 20 MINUTES.  ON THE INITIAL APPROACH HE MISSED AND RETURNED TO THE VOR.  AT THIS POINT HE REALIZED THAT HE NEEDED TO FIND AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND WHILE SEARCHING FOR ONE EXHAUSTED ALL USABLE FUEL.  A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO A FIELD WHERE ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, NO USABLE FUEL REMAINED IN THE FUEL TANKS.  NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS, STAINS, AND THE FUEL CAPS WERE INTACT AND SERVICEABLE.                 (-23) ON MAY 3, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1525 CDT, N75306, A PA-28, EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION NEAR EAST HANNIBAL, ILLINOIS.  THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FARM FIELD WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED HAZARD, KENTUCKY ON AN INSTRUMENTAL FLIGHT PLAN EARLIER IN THE DAY WI                                       TH THE INTENTION OF FLYING TO QUINCY, ILLINOIS, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST.

## 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 CHI98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA139), May 3, 1998: Piper PA-28R-200 (N75306), East Hannibal, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his improper in-flight planning/decision. A factor was 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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