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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · South Haven, MI · March 24, 2003

Date: March 24, 2003 · 14:35 local
Place: South Haven, MI
Airport: South Haven Area Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43456
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA090
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 173 total69 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N43456Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415499 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot flew from guthrie, ok (kgoh), with a planned destination of allegan, MI (K35D). Pilots fuel planning indicated that sufficient fuel existed for the trip. Upon reaching the South Haven, MI Area fuel guages indicated near empty so pilot elected to land at South Haven, MI for additional fuel, before continuing to allegan, MI which was approx. 20 minutes additional flight time. While descending for a landing aircraft ran out of fuel and pilot landed short of the runway on airport property at South Haven, MI.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FLEW FROM GUTHRIE, OK (KGOH), WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF ALLEGAN, MI (K35D). PILOTS FUEL PLANNING INDICATED THAT SUFFICIENT FUEL EXISTED FOR THE TRIP. UPON REACHING THE SOUTH HAVEN, MI AREA FUEL GUAGES INDICATED NEAR EMPTY SO PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT SOUTH HAVEN, MI FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL, BEFORE CONTINUING TO ALLEGAN, MI WHICH WAS APPROX. 20 MINUTES ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TIME. WHILE DESCENDING FOR A LANDING AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON AIRPORT PROPERTY AT SOUTH HAVEN, MI.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI03LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouth Haven, MIThe inadequate fuel consumption calculations by the pilot and the fuel exhaustion. The inadequate traffic pattern distance from the runway, which precluded his reaching the runway.Mar 24, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N43456 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20200923015829ILanding: Rollout · Georgetown Twp, MIOn September 23, 2020 at 20:45 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-28-151, N43456 registered to victory aviation ii LLC, was on approach to land runway 32 in VFR night conditions after an instrument flight lesson when multiple deer were spotted running…Sep 23, 2020 · Minor damage