# Accident 20231021016229A: Piper PA-28-181, Iola, KS, October 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2023, 19:35 local time
- Place: Iola, KS
- Airport: Allen County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8736° N, 95.3533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8736&lon=-95.3533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5324F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5324F-2024-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 80 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231021016229A

## Narrative

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

PIC EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PLANNED WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT. THE PIC EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN24LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA022), Oct 22, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N5324F), Iola, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, 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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