35.8033° N, 87.4733° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickman County, TN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 24, 1999 · 21:00 local
Place
Hickman County, TN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7859W
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
167 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On a cross-country trip from tulsa, ok to murfreesboro, TN, on 11/24/1999, the pilot experienced engine failure. The aircraft was landed without incident on state highway 50 in Hickman County, 12 miles west of centerville, TN. Subsequent investigation revealed fuel starvation due to empty fuel tanks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP FROM TULSA, OK TO MURFREESBORO, TN, ON 11/24/1999, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON STATE HIGHWAY 50 IN HICKMAN COUNTY, 12 MILES WEST OF CENTERVILLE, TN. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL STARVATION DUE TO EMPTY FUEL TANKS.