Piper PA-28-140C N5286S

Summary

On 30 April 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140C registered N5286S was involved in an accident near Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 April 1983 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Lynchburg Municipal (LYH)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140C

Registration

N5286S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gaithersburg → Blacksburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA173

1 person had minor injuries.

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

SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE MORNING OF 4/30/83, THE FLT ORIGINATED AT BLACKSBURG, VA. NEITHER THE TIME EN ROUTE NOR THE ARRIVAL TIME AT GAITHERSBURG, MD WAS REPORTED. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE DEPARTED FROM GAITHERSBURG AT 1050 EDT. THE FLT WAS NORMAL UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER PASSING LEXINGTON, VA, WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. HE DIVERTED TOWARD LYNCHBURG, VA, BUT THE REMAINING FUEL WAS VIRTUALLY EXHAUSTED BEFORE ARRIVAL. AFTER THE ENG QUIT, THE PLT DID NOT MOVE THE POSITION OF THE THROTTLE OR MIXTURE CONTROL. DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY, THE ACFT STRUCK SEVERAL OBJECTS. THE PLT SAID THAT AFTER IMPACT, THE ENG STARTED RUNNING & ACCELERATED THE ACFT ACROSS THE ROAD, THRU A FENCE & INTO A RESIDENTIAL YARD. DURING THE OCCURRENCE, THE WINGS WERE DAMAGED BY A ROAD SIGN & A TREE, THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED & SEVERAL MAIL BOXES & A VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THE PLT NOTED THAT THE RGT FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE & THE ENG QUIT AFTER APRX 4 HRS. AT 75% POWER ACFT WOULD USE 33.4 GAL. USABLE FUEL, 36 GAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.