- Date
- September 27, 1982
- Place
- Near Lockhart, SC
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N95451Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820927051259A
- Case key
- 71891
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft was flown from charlotte, NC to daytona beach, FL, to sanford, FL without en route refueling. The pilot had previously planned to get fuel at sanford, but after landing there, he thought there sufficient fuel to return to charlotte. However, as he continued, he became aware of fog and diverted to jesup, GA. The airport facilities at jesup were closed and no fuel was obtained. The pilot periodically checked the weather while waiting several hours. After continuing, he contacted charlotte approach control, advised that he was on top at 1800 ft, and requested radar vectors to charlotte. At that time, the pilot was advised that charlotte was IFR. He then diverted toward spartanburg, SC, but en route, ran out of fuel. While landing in a wooded area, the aircraft collided with trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95451
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-259E4
- Airframe hours
- 185
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Elbert Benton
- Registered owner
- Elbert Benton
- Departed
- Jesup, GA
- Destination
- Charlotte, NC
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 125 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.