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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Louisville, KY · October 7, 2010

Date: October 7, 2010 · 23:11 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Bowman Field
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N57302
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11CA013
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 4
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 278 total208 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N57302Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7425085 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft was flown VFR, from auburn, al direct to Louisville, KY. Pilot plus 3 passengers. The aircraft ran out of fuel and landed aproximately 1 mile southwest of Louisville Bowman Field (lou). The landing was on an interstate highway, and the aircraft received major damage. All persons on board suffered minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN VFR, FROM AUBURN, AL DIRECT TO LOUISVILLE, KY. PILOT PLUS 3 PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED APROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD (LOU). THE LANDING WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. ALL PERSONS ON BOARD SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11CA013Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLouisville, KYThe pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.Oct 8, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N57302 · 1

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

Accident 19800315006479ALevel Off Touchdown · Eliot, MELanding in gusty surface wind allowed airplane to drift to side of runway. Wing hit snowbank at touch down.Mar 15, 1980 · Substantial damage