- Date
- June 2, 1985, 23:35 local (Jun 3, 1985, 03:35 UTC)
- Place
- Kennesaw, GA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8704NPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850602021649A
- Case key
- 6617
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to takeoff the plt and his brother-in-law added 20 gallons of automotive fuel to the acft fuel tanks. The level of the fuel, according to the brother-in-law, was below the filler neck tabs. After about three hrs of flt the plt radioed a mayday and stated that he was out of fuel. The acft struck trees less than two miles from mccollum arpt. No fuel was found in the acft tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8704N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-25525
- Airframe hours
- 7,567
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George Massie/Sammy Bereznak
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- I28 · Ashland, KY
- Destination
- FTY · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 181 total · 136 in this make and model · 136 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.