# Accident 19990127000779A: Piper PA28181, Aquoned, NC, January 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1999, 22:07 local time
- Place: Aquoned, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2302° N, 82.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2302&lon=-82.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1875H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1875H-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990127000779A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 27, 1999, ABOUT 2205 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N1875H, COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING IN BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED ON THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ANDREWS-MURPHY AIRPORT IN ANDREWS, NORTH CAROLINA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. AT ABOUT 1930, ACCORDING TO ATLANTA AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC), RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE FLIGHT. AT THAT TIME, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOW FUEL CONDITION. THE AIRPLANE WAS GIVEN ALTERNATE AIRPORTS IN THE VICINITY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, HOWEVER, THE PILOT CONTINUED TO CIRCLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS. ACCORDING TO LOCAL POLICE, AIRFIELDS IN THE VICINITY WERE ILLUMINATED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND AN AIRPLANE WAS USED TO HELP LOCATE THE DISTRESSED AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, THE FUSELAGE RESTED INVERTED AT THE ACCIDENTNITE WHEN THEY ARRIVED. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE AIRPLANE AND FRESHLY BROKEN TREE DEBRIS WERE SCATTERED ON A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING WITH THE FUSELAGE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 370 FEET FROM THE FRESHLY BROKEN TREE. BOTH MAIN WINGS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE, VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS CRUSHED AFT AND THE EMPENNAGE WAS BENT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE PROPELLER WAS FOUND IN THE LIVING ROOM OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

## 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 ATL99FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA045), Jan 28, 1999: Piper PA-28-181 (N1875H), Brevard, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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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