# Accident 20230506009779A: Piper PA-28-140, Clyde, OH, May 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2023, 13:07 local time
- Place: Clyde, OH
- Airport: Sandusky County Regional Airpo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3385° N, 83.1456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3385&lon=-83.1456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678FL-2024-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 250 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230506009779A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN FAILED TO MANAGE AVAILABLE FUEL LEADING TO LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMB OUT AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND

## 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 ERA23LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA224), May 6, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N678FL), Clyde, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a forced landing.

## Other reports on N678FL (1)

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

- [Incident 20071022831999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071022831999I), Oct 22, 2007: Piper PA28140 (N678FL), Vicery, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he lost control at landing and wing got caught on tall corn stalks which pulled him into corn field. Pilot then flew damaged plane to…

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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