Piper PA-24 N5541P

Summary

On 6 April 1993 at about 13:40 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5541P, operated by Kringle, Wendell K., was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 1993 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Casper, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Natrona County Int (CPR)

Coordinates

43.0009, -106.8196

Aircraft

Piper PA-24

Registration

N5541P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kringle, Wendell K.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cumberland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

SEA93LA089

Nobody was injured.

FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION. FACTORS INCLUDE AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE FLIGHT, WHO HAD NOT PERSONALLY PERFORMED A VISUAL CHECK OF THE FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND WHO HAD EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED STRONG HEADWINDS ALONG THE ENTIRE ROUTE, REFILED FOR A MORE DISTANT AIRPORT WHILE ABOUT 15 MINUTES SHORT OF THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE STRONG HEADWINDS WHILE CONTINUING EN ROUTE TO THE REFILED DESTINATION WHERE THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN THAT AT THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ILS FINAL TO THE REFILED DESTINATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.