- Date
- June 26, 1982, 21:45 local (Jun 27, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Presque Isle, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9592JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820626027419A
- Case key
- 72308
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a cross-country flight the pilot made two stops to avoid a slow moving front, the pilot stated he reached the destination later than planned and departed with less fuel on board than planned. The engine quit during the return flight. A forced landing was made into trees substantially damaging the aircraft. Investigation revealed the fuel supply was exhausted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9592J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-3731
- Airframe hours
- 1,160
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gil Rogers
- Registered owner
- Gil Rogers
- Departed
- Eastport, ME
- Destination
- New Philadelphi, OH
- Airport
- Presque Isle, runway 1, 7,431 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 740 total · 300 in this make and model · 682 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 15 knots
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.