What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 05, 2019 at approximately 1630 eastern daylight time (EDT) / 2030Z (zulu), N7369W, Piper PA-28-180 departed dublin, VA, new river valley airport ? (Kpsk) enroute to springfield, MO, downtown airport ? (K3DW). It was reported via witness statement that prior to takeoff N7369W experienced some radio problems, the landing light was inoperative, and the main battery needed to be recharged requiring the aircraft to be ?jump? Started. The aircraft stopped for self-serve fuel at london-corbin, KY (kloz) at 1830 EDT / 2230Z and then departed at approximately 1905 EDT / 2305Z as provided by witness statement and surveillance camera footage. The pilot took on approximately 27 gallons of fuel at kloz as provided by the airport manager in a self-serve fuel transaction report. The pilot did not submit a flight plan, request a pilot weather (wx) briefing services from a flight service station (fss), or request VFR flight following services from ATC for either leg of the flight. At approximately four hours into the second leg of the flight (kloz to K3DW), N7369W ran out of fuel and crashed into a grove of walnut trees in the middle of a field approximately 3.0 miles northwest of Summersville, MO. According to radar data retrieved by the national transportation safety board, (NTSB), the aircraft disappeared from radar around 2205 (CDT) / 0305 (zulu). The aircraft was operating under 14 CFR part 91 during the flight. The aircraft sustained substantial damage upon contact with trees and ground impact and the pilot in command, privacy data omitted was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 05, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT) / 2030Z (ZULU), N7369W, PIPER PA-28-180 DEPARTED DUBLIN, VA, NEW RIVER VALLEY AIRPORT ? (KPSK) ENROUTE TO SPRINGFIELD, MO, DOWNTOWN AIRPORT ? (K3DW). IT WAS REPORTED VIA WITNESS STATEMENT THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF N7369W EXPERIENCED SOME RADIO PROBLEMS, THE LANDING LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE MAIN BATTERY NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED REQUIRING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE ?JUMP? STARTED. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED FOR SELF-SERVE FUEL AT LONDON-CORBIN, KY (KLOZ) AT 1830 EDT / 2230Z AND THEN DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1905 EDT / 2305Z AS PROVIDED BY WITNESS STATEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERA FOOTAGE. THE PILOT TOOK ON APPROXIMATELY 27 GALLONS OF FUEL AT KLOZ AS PROVIDED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER IN A SELF-SERVE FUEL TRANSACTION REPORT. THE PILOT DID NOT SUBMIT A FLIGHT PLAN, REQUEST A PILOT WEATHER (WX) BRIEFING SERVICES FROM A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS), OR REQUEST VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES FROM ATC FOR EITHER LEG OF THE FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS INTO THE SECOND LEG OF THE FLIGHT (KLOZ TO K3DW), N7369W RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED INTO A GROVE OF WALNUT TREES IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3.0 MILES NORTHWEST OF SUMMERSVILLE, MO. ACCORDING TO RADAR DATA RETRIEVED BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, (NTSB), THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AROUND 2205 (CDT) / 0305 (ZULU). THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 DURING THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON CONTACT WITH TREES AND GROUND IMPACT AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.