ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284197
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 2007 |
| Time: | 11:48 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7751N |
| MSN: | 28-5196 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3350 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairview, Tennessee -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shreveport Downtown Airport, LA (DTN/KDTN) |
| Gallatin, TN (M33) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the Piper PA-28-180 had been flying for about 3 hours 35 minutes when the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion, and he performed a forced landing to trees. The airplane impacted 50-foot tall trees prior to striking the ground. The pilot reported that he had topped-off the airplane's fuel tanks, which had a total capacity of 44 gallons of usable fuel prior to the flight. He leaned the fuel mixture during the flight, and expected the airplane to have an endurance of 4.6 hours. Examination of the wreckage and accident site did not reveal any evidence that either fuel tank contained an appreciable amount of fuel at impact. The pilot reported 94 hours of total flight experience; which included about 13 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC08CA002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 12:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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