- Date
- May 29, 1989, 22:20 local (May 30, 1989, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Wilmington, OH
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8213WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890529013089A
- Case key
- 17589
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to assure an adequate fuel supply and his failure to refuel en route.
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
Two pvt rated plts and two pax departed myrtle bch at approx 1800. Their destination was approx 415 NM and the mag heading was approx 324 degrees. The winds aloft at the cruise altitude of 8,500 ft were 290 degs at 25 KTS. The calculated groundspeed was 83 KTS. The airplane departed with 50 gallons of fuel. The accident occurred at approx 2220, about .5 miles from the destination arpt. The post crash exam of the wreckage revealed 10 ounces of fuel in each wing fuel tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8213W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-2346
- Airframe hours
- 1,508
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- T. Kroger & D. Keethler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 7, 1988 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- CRE · Myrtle Beach, SC
- Destination
- I66
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 89 in this make and model · 67 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 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.