# Accident 20111005023419A: Piper PA-38-112, Centerburg, OH, October 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Centerburg, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2842° N, 82.4492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2842&lon=-82.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6403A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6403A-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111005023419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N6403A DEPARTED BLUE ASH AIRPORT (KISZ)DESTINATION GREENVILLE PA. (K4G1) WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT KNOX COUNTY AIRPORT(K4I3). THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING SHORT OF THE INTENDED FUEL STOP (K4I3)AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD 5 MILES TO THE SE OF K4I3. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 CEN12LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA007), Oct 5, 2011: Piper PA-38-112 (N6403A), Centerburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight planning and failure to ensure that there was an adequate fuel supply on board to complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident…

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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