# Accident 20110816022699A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301T, Graham, NC, August 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2011, 04:53 local time
- Place: Graham, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9656° N, 79.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9656&lon=-79.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N492ST-2013-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103221, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A (registry code 42003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ah1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AH1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA457) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110816022699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA457), Aug 16, 2011: Piper PA-32R-301T (N492ST), Graham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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