- Date
- June 15, 1982, 22:00 local (Jun 16, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lynchburg, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9843DPiper 22-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820615056709A
- Case key
- 71521
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The pilot took off from newport news, VA on a VFR flight to south boston, VA. Later at dusk, he contacted the roanoke fss and asked for an "accurate fix" of his position. At that time, the pilot indicated that he was low on fuel. Fss personnel reported that the plane was not equipped with a transponder and was below the acquisition altitude for radar identification. Therefore, the pilot was requested to tune the VOR for radial cross checks. Subsequently, he was provided vectors to the airport at Lynchburg, VA. During arrival, the pilot gave way to another aircraft that was not in radio contact with the fss. While on final approach, the engine lost power from fuel exhaustion and the plane was landed about 100 ft short of the runway. The pilot reported that he did not visually inspect the fuel tanks before departing newport news. Also, he verified that he was tracking inbound to south boston when he contacted the fss in flight, and that he was not lost.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9843D
- Reported as
- Piper 22-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-6734
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Rutherford
- Registered owner
- James Rutherford
- Departed
- Newport News, VA
- Destination
- South Boston, VA
- Airport
- LYH · Lynchburg Municipal, runway 21, 5,799 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 382 total · 72 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LYH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.