Piper PA-28-151 N44710

Summary

On 16 February 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N44710, operated by Webster City Iron & Metal, Inc, was involved in an accident near Des Moines, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 February 1982 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Des Moines Muni (DSM)

Coordinates

41.6292, -93.7401

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N44710

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Webster City Iron & Metal, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clarksville → Webster City Ia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC82DA033

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED AFTER A PREVIOUS FLIGHT OF ABOUT ONE HOUR. THE PILOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL AND ESTIMATED 41 GALLONS REMAINING. HE BELIEVED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 5.2 HOURS OF FUEL. DURING AN IFR FLIGHT, HE DIVERTED FOR AN ENROUTE FUEL STOP WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FUEL. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING ABOUT 4.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 4.3 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE WINGS HIT METAL REFLECTORS AT THE END OF A BRIDGE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE PIPER PA-28, BUT HIS TIME IN A WARRIOR WAS MORE LIMITED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.