ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347118
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 2023 |
| Time: | 19:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5324F |
| MSN: | 28-7790088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Allen County Regional Airport (K88), Iola, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) |
| Allen County Regional Airport, KS (K88) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he had 48 gallons of fuel on board and assumed that he would be able to fly for about 5 hours. After about 4 hours and 20 minutes of flying, the pilot began his descent for landing at his destination, turned the fuel pump on, and checked the fuel gauges. The gauges read about 3 or 4 gallons of fuel remaining in each fuel tank. Shortly thereafter, the engine quit. The pilot switched fuel tanks and the engine started again momentarily and then quit again. He landed the airplane on a gravel road about 1.5 miles northeast of the airport. After touchdown, the right wing struck a tree and separated from the fuselage resulting in substantial damage.
The pilot reported that he believes the airplane ran out fuel, which resulted in the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.iolaregister.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-lands-in-allen-county
https://www.wibw.com/2023/10/22/pilot-injured-after-plane-runs-out-fuel-crashes-southeast-kansas-road/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193294
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5324F
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N5324F/history/20231021/2045Z/KMDW/L%2037.90445%20-95.34000
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2023 10:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Oct-2023 22:07 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 23-Oct-2023 12:37 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 23-Oct-2023 12:37 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Oct-2023 00:32 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 24-Oct-2023 10:51 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 08-Nov-2023 17:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 01-Mar-2024 08:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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