# Accident 20080430837309A: Piper PA28160, Richmond Hill, GA, April 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2008, 11:10 local time
- Place: Richmond Hill, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8300° N, 81.2958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8300&lon=-81.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5426W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5426W-2008-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 76 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080430837309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 4/30/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830L THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PREPARING FOR A FLIGHT FROM ISM TO FAY. DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT, HE SUMPED THE FUEL TANKS HOWEVER HE DID NOT OPEN THE FUEL TANK CAPS TO VERIFY THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE FULL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRANSMITTED TO SAV REQUESTING A VECTOR TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT WITH A SUBSEQUENT RADIO TRANSMISSION 10 MINUTES LATER THAT HIS ENGINE FAILED AND HE WAS GOING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROADWAY.

## 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 NYC08LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA172), Apr 30, 2008: Piper PA-28-160 (N5426W), Richmond Hill, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

## Other reports on N5426W (1)

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

- [Incident 19911204061359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204061359I), Dec 4, 1991: Piper PA28160 (N5426W), Grantham, NC, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on takeoff roll. Veered off runway onto soft dirt. Nose gear broke.

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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