# Accident 20151009020319A: Piper PA-28R-200, Savannah, GA, October 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2015, 20:00 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1289° N, 81.2350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1289&lon=-81.2350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9312N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9312N-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,485 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151009020319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 10 IN KSAV.  THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A SPIN WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FIRE UPON IMPACT, AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO ODOR OF FUEL AT THE SITE.

## 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 ERA16LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA007), Oct 10, 2015: Piper PA28R (N9312N), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during approach. Contributing to the accident were the…

## Other reports on N9312N (1)

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

- [Incident 19931031049149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931031049149I), Oct 31, 1993: Piper PA28R200 (N9312N), Tampa, FL. Low oil pressure in flight. Precautionary landing. Wrong engine oil quick drain installed. Lost engine oil.

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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