- Date
- April 18, 1988, 13:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place
- Mcdavid, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2322FPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880418061249A
- Case key
- 32170
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Analysis
The plt stated that the flt was 15 miles from the destination & had been diverted due to haze. While flying at an alt of aprox 2,000 ft, the eng quit due to non-mechanical reasons. He was unable to restart it. The plt landed the a/c on a road, during which the rt wingtip collided with a road sign. The a/c then spun to the rt, travelled off the road, collided with trees, & came to rest. Post-crash insp of the acft revealed the rt fuel tank contained no usable fuel. The plt stated that he added fuel to the left tank after the accident in an attempt to start the eng. As a result the quantity of fuel in it at the time of the loss of power could not be determined. He also stated that is was possible that the eng quit due to fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2322F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0396
- Airframe hours
- 3,900
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flewellen Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- IAO · Chattanooga, TN
- Destination
- OR1 · Atmore, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,050 total · 150 in this make and model · 970 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PNS, 25 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.