- Date
- October 21, 1982, 21:12 local (Oct 22, 1982, 01:12 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21678Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821021056409A
- Case key
- 69826
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Analysis
The plt had not flown for a couple of years. On 10/15/82 he received dual instruction in a C-172 & on the day of the accident was checked out in the PA-28. His certificate was not valid for night flight. At 1716 the plt activated a VFR flt plan. At approximately 2107 the plt declared a "limited emergency" with atlanta ARTCC. He told the contoller he was extrememly low on fuel & wanted to go straight to an arpt. The plt was advised that mcminn county arpt was at 12 o'clock & 7 mi. The acft crashed in a pasture 1-1/2 mi south of the arpt. About 1 qt of fuel was extracted from the fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21678
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7990056
- Airframe hours
- 1,286
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Reddel
- Registered owner
- Partership
- Departed
- C · New Orleans, LA
- Destination
- C · Knoxville, TN
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 306 total · 5 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 118 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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