# Accident 20100406030839A: Piper PA-28-180, Louisville, KY, April 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2010, 20:36 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1922° N, 85.7400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1922&lon=-85.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4247T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4247T-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 0 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100406030839A

## Narrative

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

A PIPER PA-28-180 WAS ENROUTE FROM MICHIGAN TO LOUISVILLE, KY (SDF) AND RAN OUT OF FUEL JUST SHORT OF RNWY 17 SDF.  AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON PERIMETER ROAD AT FAIRGROUNDS AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA10CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA214), Apr 7, 2010: Piper PA28 (N4247T), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.

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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