- Date
- July 22, 1986, 21:45 local (Jul 23, 1986, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Dozier, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5041WPiper PA-28-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860722035579A
- Case key
- 7155
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Analysis
The private plt and his pax were on a night cross country flt when he ran one fuel tank dry and the eng sputtered. He switched to the other tank and the eng caught for a few seconds then quit. He let down over a heavily forested area and stalled the acft into the trees. An inspection of the acft after the crash revealed no problems with the fuel system. Later the owner reported that he found the crankshaft of the eng broken but it did not show damage that would indicate that it broke while the engine was running.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5041W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-43
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M & M Flying Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1986
- Departed
- Andalusia, AL
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 94 total · 4 in this make and model · 68 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DHN, 36 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.