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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Brunswick, GA · October 24, 2001

Date: October 24, 2001 · 04:00 local
Place: Brunswick, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4149D
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL02LA004
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries: 0

N4149DRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2003 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843294 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Notification by the aso comm., center at 1100L, on 10/24/01 that a Piper aircraft crashed in Brunswick, GA. My investigation was in the swamps where aircraft 4149D was nosed into the ground. Exterior: the right wing was ripped from the aircraft, encircled a tree 45 to 50 feet in the air. The cargo door was ripped from the aircraft. The entry door on passenger side was hanging from the aircraft. One blade of the propeller was slightly protruding from the earth. The aircraft position was nose down, rolled slightly to the left, supported by a tree and tree branches. The nose landing gear was partially buried in mud, both MLG attached to each wing. The elevator and rudder was bent, mangled and semi-attached. The windshield was broken out on the passenger side. The left wing had tree impact damage in several locations on the leading edge. Interior: passenger and pit seats in tact. Shoulder harness were hanging inside the aircraft. Passenger yoke tip was broken.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOTIFICATION BY THE ASO COMM., CENTER AT 1100L, ON 10/24/01 THAT A PIPER AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN BRUNSWICK, GA. MY INVESTIGATION WAS IN THE SWAMPS WHERE AIRCRAFT 4149D WAS NOSED INTO THE GROUND. EXTERIOR: THE RIGHT WING WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, ENCIRCLED A TREE 45 TO 50 FEET IN THE AIR. THE CARGO DOOR WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENTRY DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS HANGING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS SLIGHTLY PROTRUDING FROM THE EARTH. THE AIRCRAFT POSITION WAS NOSE DOWN, ROLLED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, SUPPORTED BY A TREE AND TREE BRANCHES. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY BURIED IN MUD, BOTH MLG ATTACHED TO EACH WING. THE ELEVATOR AND RUDDER WAS BENT, MANGLED AND SEMI-ATTACHED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE LEFT WING HAD TREE IMPACT DAMAGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE LEADING EDGE. INTERIOR: PASSENGER AND PIT SEATS IN TACT. SHOULDER HARNESS WERE HANGING INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER YOKE TIP WAS BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL02LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrunswick, GAThe pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the none suitable terrain.Oct 24, 2001 · Substantial damage