# Accident 20221209022939A: Piper PA-44-180, Hawkinsville, GA, December 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2022, 21:00 local time
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3039° N, 83.4262° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3039&lon=-83.4262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (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-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 318 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221209022939A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN FILE A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MIAMI, FL [KTMB] TO MACON, GA. [KMCN]. AT APPROXIMATELY 16:52 AIRMAN DEPARTED KTMB AT APPROXIMATELY 21:00 AIRCRAFT CRASH APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAWKINSVILLE AIRPORT [51A]. IN A WOODED AREA OUTSIDE OF HAWKINSVILLE, GA. AIRMAN STATED HE WAS VECTORED APPROXMATELY 40 MILES OFF HIS FLIGHT PLAN CAUSING ADDITIONAL FUEL BURN. THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED FOR 3 HOURS 15 MINS. FUEL ON BOARD 4 HOURS 30 MINUTES WITH A 45 MINUTE RESERVE.

APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AIRMAN DELCARED EMERGENCY AT WHICH TIME LEFT ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 30.2 MILES SOUTH OF KMCN.

## 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 ERA23LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA083), Dec 9, 2022: Piper PA-44 (N160PT), Hawkinsville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to 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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