Piper PA-24-180 N5703P
4 January 2000 · Cordesville, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 January 2000 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N5703P was involved in an accident near Cordesville, South Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cordesville, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moncks Corner Airport (5OJ)
- Coordinates
- 33.1910, -79.9895
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-180
- Registration
- N5703P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Princeton → Savannah
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL00FA021
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Approximately five hours and fifteen minutes into the flight, the pilot radioed Approach Control and requested landing. Minutes after the initial radio contact, the pilot reported that the airplane had run out of fuel. The pilot was issued radar vectors to the nearest airport. Seconds later, radio and radar contact was lost. Within about two minutes an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signal was reported by another airplane flying in the vicinity of the downed airplane. The accident airplane was located by the ground search operation the morning following the accident. Examination of the airframe also failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or the failure of related component assemblies. Approximately 1/2 gallon of fuel was recovered from the right fuel tank. The left fuel tank was ruptured. The engine operated up to 1700 rpm during the functional engine check.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-24 | Independence, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-24-260 | Chilko Lake, Canada | Gildow, William E. | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Oct 2000 | Piper PA 24-250 | Kelowna, Canada | Gary L. McPherson | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Jan 2000 | Piper PA-24-250 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-24-250 | Immokalee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2000 | Piper PA-24-250 | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | Patton Aviatin Inc,. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Hiller UH-12ET | Stonesboro, South Carolina, United States | Henry Haddock | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2000 | Grumman G164A | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2000 | Piper PA-32-260 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2000 | Mooney M20M | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Ryskamp SONEX | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |