# Accident 19990102000159A: Piper PA24, Colbert, GA, January 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1999, 16:01 local time
- Place: Colbert, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 34.0305° N, 83.2094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0305&lon=-83.2094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7295P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7295P-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990102000159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADVISED THAT HE HAD A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND WAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT AHN BUT LANDED ON A HWY (CHILDERS RD) APPROX 8 MILES EAST OF AHN. (-23)N7295P ADVISED THAT HE HAD A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND WAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT AHN BUT LANDED ON HWY (CHILDERS RD.).  APPROX. 15 MILES NE OF AHN.  PILOT OK BUT AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 ATL99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA037), Jan 2, 1999: Piper PA-24-250 (N7295P), Colbert, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel.

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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