ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353814
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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 1998 |
| Time: | 20:08 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Phds, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7965W |
| MSN: | 28-2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3100 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Int'l Falls, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Menominee, MI (MNM |
| (KINL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported the airplane experienced fuel exhaustion during the cross country flight. The airplane contacted a pine tree during the forced landing, separating the right wing from the airplane. The airplane then descended to impact with the terrain. Post accident inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any fuel on or around the airplane. No mechanical failure/malfunction was found which would have resulted in the fuel exhaustion.
Probable Cause: inaccurate preflight planning which resulted in an insufficient fuel supply and the subsequent fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the tree which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA338
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 September 1990 | N7965W | Private | 0 | Elkhorn Lake, OH | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 10:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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