# Accident 20141128021549A: Piper PA-24-250, Berrien Springs, MI, November 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2014, 11:11 local time
- Place: Berrien Springs, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9511° N, 86.3681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9511&lon=-86.3681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5897P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5897P-2017-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141128021549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KRID 11/28/2014 ON AN IFR CLEARANCE ENROUTE TO C20, APPROXIMATELY A ONE AND ONE HALF HOUR FLIGHT. PILOT CANCELLED IFR CLEARANCE IN THE AIR AND WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT C91. AIRPLANE CRASHED 3 MILES EAST OF C20 AIRPORT.

SBN FSDO SENT AN INSPECTOR TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. INITIAL INSPECTION DID NOT FIND ANY FUEL ON GROUND OR IN THE FUEL TANKS.  NO FUEL STAINS OR FUEL SMELL WAS DETECTED.

## 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 CEN15LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA064), Nov 28, 2014: Piper PA 24-250 (N5897P), Berrien Springs, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N5897P (1)

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

- [Incident 19890829055239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829055239I), Aug 29, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N5897P), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot taxied between parked aircraft and pole. Struck pole with left wing tip.

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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