# Accident 20080802841729A: Piper PA28140, Mc Kinnon, TN, August 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2008, 09:15 local time
- Place: Mc Kinnon, TN
- Airport: Houston County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3172° N, 87.9169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3172&lon=-87.9169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4377J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4377J-2010-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 400 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080802841729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MIS ESTIMATED HIS FUEL QUANTITY AND RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 MIA08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA154), Aug 2, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N4377J), Mc Kinnon, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations 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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