# Accident 20171205022719A: Piper PA-28-180, Brewton, AL, December 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2017, 14:57 local time
- Place: Brewton, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0108° N, 87.0372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0108&lon=-87.0372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747KM-2019-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 54 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171205022719A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE TRAVELING FROM KPDK TO KPNS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  AT 4000 FEET, ON THE INITIAL DESCENT TO KPNS, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.  EFFORTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT 12J BUT WAS UNABLE DUE TO HEADWINDS AND INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE TO A PASTURE AREA 4.5 MILE SOUTHEAST OF 12J.  ON APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE AND THREE FENCE POSTS. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, FIREWALL, AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT THE FUSELAGE.  THERE WAS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS, HORIZONTAL STABILATOR, ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING.  THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS BREACHED AND DRIPPING FUEL.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA18LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA041), Dec 5, 2017: Piper PA28 (N747KM), Brewton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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