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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Red Oak, IA · September 5, 2020

Date: September 5, 2020 · 13:00 local
Place: Red Oak, IA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2875T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA385
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N2875TRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2022 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225260 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft received substantial damage during the accident sequence. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries during the accident sequence and were taken to a local hospital by a nearby homeowner. Law enforcement was not notified. The pilot reportedly stated to hospital personnel that he had "run out of gas". When hospital personnel realized that there had been an aircraft accident they called the sheriffs department. The responding deputy reported that the aircraft occupants were uncooperative and that consequently he had a very difficult time locating the accident site and did not locate the site until late in the evening

The accident flight originated at valparaiso, Indiana with no known stops between the point of origin and the scene of the accident. A distance of approximately 370 nautical miles.

According to the FAA airman database, the pilot holds a basic medical certificate.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE AND WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL BY A NEARBY HOMEOWNER. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY STATED TO HOSPITAL PERSONNEL THAT HE HAD "RUN OUT OF GAS". WHEN HOSPITAL PERSONNEL REALIZED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT THEY CALLED THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. THE RESPONDING DEPUTY REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS WERE UNCOOPERATIVE AND THAT CONSEQUENTLY HE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME LOCATING THE ACCIDENT SITE AND DID NOT LOCATE THE SITE UNTIL LATE IN THE EVENING

THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VALPARAISO, INDIANA WITH NO KNOWN STOPS BETWEEN THE POINT OF ORIGIN AND THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 370 NAUTICAL MILES.

ACCORDING TO THE FAA AIRMAN DATABASE, THE PILOT HOLDS A BASIC MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20LA385Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRed Oak, IAThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.Sep 5, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2875T · 1

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

Incident 19840406019949ILevel Off Touchdown · Markesan, WIHit a downdraft on final approach. Landed short of runway. Nose gear and both main gear severed.Apr 6, 1984 · Minor damage