- Date
- September 27, 1985, 19:58 local (23:58 UTC)
- Place
- Bowling Green, KY
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8450KPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850927069879A
- Case key
- 6653
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was substantially damaged during a forced landing in a corn field following a loss of pwr 5 miles from the destination arpt. The plt reported to Bowling Green fss that he was 'out of gas' at an alt of 3000 ft. post accident examination disclosed a total of 24 ozs of fuel on board the acft at the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8450K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288290042
- Airframe hours
- 45
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Flite,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aeroflite,Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985
- Departed
- SAV · Savanah, GA
- Destination
- BWG · Bowling Green, KY
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 184 total · 25 in this make and model · 148 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWG, 6 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.