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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Graham, NC · August 16, 2011

Date: August 16, 2011 · 04:53 local
Place: Graham, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N492ST
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA457
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N492STRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2013 · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 3257489 · Built 2008 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AH1AReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was allegedly stolen and flown from horace williams airport (igx), chapel hill, NC. It was flown by a person with an expired student pilot certificate for approximately two hours and crashed in the woods near Graham, NC.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ALLEGEDLY STOLEN AND FLOWN FROM HORACE WILLIAMS AIRPORT (IGX), CHAPEL HILL, NC. IT WAS FLOWN BY A PERSON WITH AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AND CRASHED IN THE WOODS NEAR GRAHAM, NC.

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 ERA11LA457Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGraham, NCThe individual's fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent engine failure. Contributing the accident was the individual’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following the engine failure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Aug 16, 2011 · Substantial damage