# Accident 19980617014039A: Piper PA28180, Holly Springs, MS, June 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1998, 19:20 local time
- Place: Holly Springs, MS
- Airport: Holly Springs-Marshall County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8044° N, 89.5211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLLY SPRINGS-MARSHALL COUNTY (M41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8044&lon=-89.5211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8284W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8284W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,034 total, 7 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617014039A

## Narrative

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

(.4) APPROACHING THE REFUELLING AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A CORNFIELD ABOUT 7 MILES SHORT OF THE AIRPORT, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE SITE BY FAA PERSONNEL REVEALED 1/2 TO 3/8 INCH OF FUEL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK, NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK OR FUEL LINES, AND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE. (-23) N8284W DEPARTED THE TULSA RIVERSIDE AIRPORT (RVS) ON 06/17/98M WITH A DESTINATION OF DECATUR, ALABAMA. DURING DESCENT FROM 7,500' MSL INTO THE HOLLY SPRINGS AIRPORT (HLI) AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 2500' MSL, TOTAL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. RESTART ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO USABLE FUEL AVAILABLE. POST ACCIDENT FUEL BURN CALCULATION SHOW A BURN RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 14.9 GPH. THIS IS 4.4 GPH HIGHER THAN PERFORMANCE DATA.

## 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 MIA98LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA186), Jun 18, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N8284W), Holly Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision with the miscalculation of the fuel consumption. Operating with an unreliable fuel gage was a contributing factor.

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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