# Accident 19990102000149A: Piper PA-34-200, Hogansville, GA, January 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1999, 14:18 local time
- Place: Hogansville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 33.1599° N, 84.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1599&lon=-84.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5016T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016T-2000-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990102000149A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EN ROUTE MANASSAS, VA TO COLUMBUS, GA, LEFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON APCH AT COLUMBUS. LANDED ON LANE ROAD. APPARENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. (-23)THE PILOT DECLARDED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL.  AFTER MISSING APPROACH AT LGC, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO CCO.  AT 3000 FT AND HANDED OFF TO ATL APPROACH, NONRADAR.  ALT NEVER REESTABLISHED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2118Z THE PILOT CALLED 911 TO REPORT AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN HEARD COUNTY.

## 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 ATL99LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA038), Jan 2, 1999: Piper PA-34-200 (N5016T), Hogansville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to inadequate planning and the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. Factors were the weather conditions and hilly terrain.

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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