# Accident 20110726015519A: Piper PA-28-161, Quinton, VA, July 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2011, 04:15 local time
- Place: Quinton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5461° N, 77.2147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5461&lon=-77.2147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81917-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 33 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110726015519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A WOODED AREA AFTER REPORTING LOW FUEL WHILE ON AN IFR APPROACH TO RICHMOND AIRPORT (RIC).  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KCQX ON 7/25/11 AT 23:40 EST.  AIRCRAFT FOUND TO BE VOID OF FUEL AT ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 ERA11CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA423), Jul 26, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N81917), Quinton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N81917 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880627054979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627054979I), Jun 27, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N81917), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Hard landing from a steep short final approach, bounced and shattered wheel pant and bent the prop tips.
- [Incident 19850321019659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850321019659I), Mar 21, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N81917), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. During go around pilot allowed right wingtip to strike runway. Landed without further incident.

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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