- Date
- August 16, 1985, 23:55 local (Aug 17, 1985, 03:55 UTC)
- Place
- Yanceyville, NC
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N47994Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850816042049A
- Case key
- 6856
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non instrument rated private pilot flew into know adverse wx conditions. While receiving vectors to the nearest airport, the eng lost power dur to fuel exhaustion and an emergency landing was made in a field near a private residence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47994
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7890167
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roy D. Harris, doing business as Harris Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Roy D. Harris
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SYI · Shelbyville, TN
- Destination
- RWI · Rocky Mount, 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSO, 35 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.