- Date
- November 18, 1982, 20:30 local (Nov 19, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clinton, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6116DPiper 22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821118060439A
- Case key
- 70284
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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 refueled before departing greenville, KY. The pilot reported that as he approached his destination, he proceeded along a radial from the greenwood VOR but could not find newberry. He stated that he hunted too long before diverting back to greenwood. Also, he stated that the aircraft ran out of fuel short of greenwood. The aircraft collided with trees and brush during an emergency landing at night in a wooded area. Reportedly, the weather at the original destination was marginal VFR with rain and fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6116D
- Reported as
- Piper 22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4760
- Airframe hours
- 2,435
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Prosser, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Prosser, Inc.
- Departed
- Greenville, KY
- Destination
- Newberry, SC
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,332 total · 300 in this make and model · 46 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 50° at 6 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 135 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.