# Accident 20020806037679A: Piper PA28235, Coatesvilla, PA, August 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2002, 09:35 local time
- Place: Coatesvilla, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9789° N, 75.8653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9789&lon=-75.8653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31SW-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 80 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020806037679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC BRUCE EVERETT ON A FLIGHT FROM CHICAGO TO DOYLESTOWN, CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA NEAR CHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC02LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA155), Aug 6, 2002: Piper PA-28-235 (N31SW), Coatesville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate in-flight planning and fuel consumption calculations, and his improper decision to not land and refuel which led to fuel exhaustion and 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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