Piper PA-28R-200 N33341

Summary

On 4 August 1997 at about 05:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N33341 was involved in an accident near Ashland, Ohio, 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

4 August 1997 at 05:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashland, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Ashland County (3G4)

Coordinates

40.8610, -82.3106

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N33341

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wheeling → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC97LA160

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on his fourth and final leg of a night cross-country. After the airport was in sight, the engine lost power and the pilot executed a forced landing. On final approach the pilot determined that he was too high and fast to land on the runway. He then proceeded straight ahead under control, and came to rest in a corn field. The FAA reported that they drained 72 ounces of fuel from the wing tanks. The PA-28R-200 had a useable fuel capacity of 48 gallons, of which 2 gallons (256 ounces) were unusable. According to the hobbs meter, the pilot had flown a total of 4.9 hours and made 4 takeoffs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.