# Accident 20220620020279A: Piper PA-28-180, Laurinburg, NC, June 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2022, 18:00 local time
- Place: Laurinburg, NC
- Airport: Laurinburg Maxton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8336° N, 79.3576° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8336&lon=-79.3576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9676J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9676J) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220620020279A

## Narrative

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

PIC REPORTEDLY INITIATED FLIGHT WITH FUEL INDICATORS SHOWING APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS IN EACH TANK.

ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. PIC SWITCHED TANKS WITH NO MENTION OF USING FUEL PUMP. ENGINE STILL ROUGH.

PIC INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT TO DIRT ROAD.

AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED, NO INJURIES TO PIC. SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 ERA22LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA276), Jun 20, 2022: Piper PA-28-180 (N9676J), Laurinburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart with insufficient fuel onboard, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion on final approach for landing.

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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