Piper PA-28R-200 N6102J

Summary

On 6 September 1985 at about 20:35 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N6102J, operated by Richard E. Hintz, was involved in an accident near Shuffletown, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 1985 at 20:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Shuffletown, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Charlotte/Dulles Int'l (CLT)

Coordinates

35.3106, -80.8898

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N6102J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard E. Hintz

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Adrain → Charlotte

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85FMG08

2 people were seriously 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 ACFT CONTACTED A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR. THE FLT ORGINATED AT GRAND LEDGE, MI, AT 1100 EST AND AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS MADE AT ADRIAN, MI, BECAUSE OF WX. THE FLT DEPARTED ADRIAN, MI, AT 1320 EDT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE DESCENT INTO CHARLOTTE INT'L AIRPORT FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOST AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THEENG QUIT. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED NO PRESENCE OF FUEL IN EITHER THE FUEL TANKS NOR IN THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.