Piper PA-28-180 N32322

Summary

On 20 June 2000 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N32322 was involved in an accident near Selma, California, United States. 2 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

20 June 2000 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Selma, California, United States

Coordinates

36.5291, -119.6400

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N32322

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eugene → Ontario

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

LAX00LA235

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent collision with grapevines during an off airport forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with grapevines during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight. The pilot was in contact with air traffic control just prior to the forced landing and reported he had experienced fuel exhaustion. An examination of the airplane following the accident indicated there was no fuel in the fuel tanks and no evidence of fuel spillage or fuel tank rupture.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.