- Date
- March 22, 1986, 13:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Oil Trough, AR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30561Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860322010959A
- Case key
- 34149
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Analysis
The PIC found himself low on fuel with an indication of only 5 gallons in each tank. He passed over an arpt with fueling facilities available but diverted to batesville, Arkansas, which lay 48 miles beyond his present posn. The PIC stated that he attempted a precautionary landing east of the bateville arpt, but as the PIC turned to land in a field, the engine quit. The ensuing landing damaged the acft. The pic's preflight planning calculation was for 5.5 hours of fuel, but the flt terminated at 4.6 hours. Inspection of the fuel tanks confirmed no fuel. A check of the fuel system gauges did not indicate any significant error in the indication. The pic's preflight planning should have provided for a planned fuel stop before needing to use the reserve fuel supply.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30561
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7990096
- Airframe hours
- 3,301
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A.G. Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1985 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- UES · Waukesha, WI
- Destination
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 79 total · 24 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 41 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N30561 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.