- Date
- October 10, 1988, 19:20 local (Oct 11, 1988, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8112TPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881010046129A
- Case key
- 14295
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Analysis
The pilot and his family of three were returning from a vacation in Florida. They made a fuel stop at columbus, Georgia, then tried to fly non-stop from there to kokomo, Indiana. About 50 miles short of the intended destination, the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted to land (at night) in a field near a residential subdivision. However, the airplane struck a power line, then crashed into a grove of trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8112T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8090127
- Airframe hours
- 2,719
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chas. W. Beene, doing business as Lindale Air Service
- Registered owner
- Charles W Beene
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1988 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- CSG · Columbus, GA
- Destination
- OKK · Kokomo, IN
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 37 in this make and model · 87 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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