# Accident 20011024036329A: Piper PA28181, Brunswick, GA, October 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2001, 04:00 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2519° N, 81.5678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2519&lon=-81.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4149D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4149D-2003-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011024036329A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL02LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA004), Oct 24, 2001: Piper PA-28-181 (N4149D), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the none suitable 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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