# Accident 20210925016379A: Piper PA-16, Greensboro, GA, September 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2021, 17:56 local time
- Place: Greensboro, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5759° N, 83.1826° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5759&lon=-83.1826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5656H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5656H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210925016379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FULED AIRCRAFT WITH 18 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH WING. AT APROXIMATE 3 HOURS INTO FLIGHT PILOT SWITCHED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TANK. THE ENGINE STALLED AND HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT TANK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF RUNNING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY LOGGING AREA.

## 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 ERA21LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA392), Sep 25, 2021: Piper PA-16 (N5656H), Greensboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and fuel system inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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