- Date
- June 5, 1987, 21:14 local (Jun 6, 1987, 01:14 UTC)
- Place
- Greer, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2846NPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870605018889A
- Case key
- 7445
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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
Engine quit during descent for landing. PIC lnded in field, left wing struck tree and was separated from acft. PIC rpted no mechanical malfunctions. On post crash exam eng ran properly and right wing fuel quantity sys was operable. No fuel stains were seen on the acft. Pre flt fuel consumption estimate provided by PIC matched pilot handbook performance charts. PIC stated that fuel tanks were filled prior to departure but were not completely full. Stated useable fuel capacity is based on fuel nearly flowing out of fuel filler hole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2846N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7990490
- Airframe hours
- 2,550
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pensacola Navy Flying Club,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 20, 1987 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- PNS · Pensacola, FL
- Destination
- GSP · Greer, SC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg, runway 3, 7,600 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 728 total · 62 in this make and model · 430 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSP, 2 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.