# Accident 20240515014239A: Piper PA-28-180, Hot Springs, AR, May 15, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2024, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4780° N, 93.0962° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4780&lon=-93.0962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6571J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6571J) (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-360-A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240515014239A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/15/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00 CST AIRCRAFT A PIPER PA-28-180 DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 23 (KHOT) FOR AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PERFORMING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION OVER LAKE OUACHITA. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED MIDFIELD FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND 45 ENTRANCE INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED BASE FOR RUNWAY 23. DURING THE BASE LEG THE STUDENT PILOT WENT TO ADD POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DECIDED TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING AT A NEARBY RACE TRACK. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IMPACTING THE GROUND IN AN EMPTY LOT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN24LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA189), May 15, 2024: Piper PA-28-180 (N6571J), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot’s selection of an improper fuel tank selector position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the instructor’s…

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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