# Accident 20130812014539A: Piper PA-28R-180, Fredericksburg, VA, August 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2013, 05:57 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2711° N, 77.4469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2711&lon=-77.4469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4969J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4969J-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 71 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130812014539A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN DEPARTED THE TAMPA FLORIDA AREA WITH A PASSENGER AND FLEW TO SAVANNA, GEORGIA AND DROPPED OFF THE PASSENGER. WITHOUT REFUELING, THE PILOT DEPARTED FOR CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA. THE FLIGHT RESULTED IN A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 574NM AND 5 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES. UPON ARRIVAL AT CHARLOTTESVILLE, THE WEATHER HAD DEGRADED TO LOW IFR CONDITIONS. THE AIRMAN FLEW AN ILS APPROACH AND MISSED. AT THIS TIME, ATC OFFERED DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THAT WERE AT OR BARELY ABOVE APPROACH MINIMUMS. THE AIRMAN REQUESTED VECTORS TO STAFFORD AIRPORT AND WAS ENROUTE WHEN THE FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE LANDING WAS OFF AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA13CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA362), Aug 12, 2013: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4969J), Fredericksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate pre-flight and in-flight planning and his failure to obtain a weather briefing at his intermediate stops, resulting in a missed approach at his destination and subsequent fuel…

## Other reports on N4969J (1)

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

- [Accident 19761007031769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761007031769A), Oct 7, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N4969J), Wayne, NE, Substantial damage. Student inadvertently turned fuel selector off during simulated power loss. Lndd upslope bfr rwy.

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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