Piper PA-24-250 N5887P
9 January 2001 · Pittsview, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 January 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5887P was involved in an accident near Pittsview, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittsview, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.1607, -85.1194
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N5887P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeland → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA01LA058
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to conduct proper preflight planning, resulting in loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent emergency descent and landing to an open field.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he had flown the same trip as the accident flight five times previously, except for three differences; (1) on this particular flight, the refuelers did not top off the fuel tanks as requested, (2) following departure, the flight had to return to the departure airport due to inadvertently leaving the right wing fueling door open, and (3) the flight encountered unanticipated strength of head winds. Nine minutes short of destination, the engine stopped operating, and the pilot conducted an emergency landing to a vacant field. The pilot was not injured, a passenger sustained minor injuries, and the aircraft recieved substantial damage. Postcrash examination of the aircraft and it's components revealed no mechanical malfunctions, and the fuel tanks contained no fuel. Postcrash, the pilot stated to the FAA that, "I ran out of gas."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2001 | Piper PA-24-260 | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-24 | Saint Helens, Oregon, United States | Steven D. Talbot | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Maldon Essex, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Uvalde, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Paris, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2001 | Bell 47G | Berry, Alabama, United States | Mt. Hebron Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2001 | Cessna 210K | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2001 | Robert N Gilmore RANS S-10 | Oneonta, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2001 | Boeing STEARMAN PT-17 | Anniston, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Cessna 182B | Headland, Alabama, United States | James M. Crawford | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2001 | Enstrom 280FX | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |