# Accident 20030802018899A: Piper PA31310, Jupiter, FL, August 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2003, 13:05 local time
- Place: Jupiter, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9142° N, 80.2053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9142&lon=-80.2053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N876RD-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030802018899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF IN IFR FROM CAK TO FXE. HE CANCELLED INST FLIGHT AROUND CHARLOTTE, NC. ABOUT 70 MILES FROM FXE HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND NOTICED THE RIGHT TANK WAS VERY LOW. HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND TRIED TO MAKE IT TO TAILWINDS AIRPARK (PRIVATE ARPT). HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND CRASHED IN AN ORANGE GROVE NEARBY. (-23 AMENDMENT) N876RD WAS CONDUCTING A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM AKRON-CANTON, OH TO FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. APPROACHING WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA THE PILOT CONTACTED PALM BEACH APPROACH CONTROL AND ADVISED THEM HE WAS LOW ON FUEL, SUBSEQUENTLY FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BOTH ENGINES TO FAIL. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ORANGE GROVE LOCATED IN JUPITER, FL. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; THE PIPER (PA-31-310) NAVAJO RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA154), Aug 2, 2003: Piper PA-31-310 (N876RD), Jupiter, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately plan for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and damage to the airplane during the landing.

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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