# Accident 20231010020149A: Piper PA-28-140, Jonesboro, GA, October 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2023, 01:30 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4747° N, 84.3736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4747&lon=-84.3736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55162, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55162-2023-11-27) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,267 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231010020149A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 11, 2023, 2130 (CT) TWO RATED SINGLE ENGINE PILOTS DEPARTED DESTIN, FLORIDA FOR ATLANTA, GEORGIA IN A PIPER PA28-140,SERIAL NUMBER 7325315, VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING, WEATHER CLEAR.

AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED IN DESTIN, FLORIDA, RIGHT TANK TOPPED OFF WITH 10 GALLONS AND THE LEFT TANK WITH 5 GALLONS. ONE PILOT STATES THEY CHECK THE AMOUNT OF FUEL WITH A FUEL STICK THE FUEL TOTAL CAME TO 38 GALLONS. SECOND PILOT STATED THE FUEL STATUS WAS 43.5 GALLONS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 2228 (ET) PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY "ENGINE QUIT". RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT 2230 (EST) APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NW OF ATLANTA SPEEDWAY AIRPORT (HMP), HAMPTON, GEORGIA 30228.

AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN WOODED AREA AND BOTH PERSONS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT SERIOUS INJURIES. (RECOVERED BOTH).

## 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 ERA24LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA006), Oct 11, 2023: Piper PA28 (N55162), Jonesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate fuel monitoring during the flight, 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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