Piper PA-25-235 N6667Z

Summary

On 27 May 2001 at about 20:35 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N6667Z was involved in an accident near Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. One person was 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

27 May 2001 at 20:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Spartanburg Downtown Memorial (SPA)

Coordinates

34.9408, -81.9209

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N6667Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spartanburg → Spartanburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA01LA145

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, forced landing, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was an unidentified pilot's failure to yield the right of way to an aircraft in distress.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed on a glider tow flight with a glider in tow. The engine started running rough. The pilot informed the glider pilot that he was going to release him and return to the departure airport. The pilot made the release and turned towards the departure airport .The airplane experienced a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. He declared an emergency on the UNICOM radio frequency, and initiated a forced landing to runway 05. He heard a Learjet pilot state that he was taking runway 23. He immediately made another call on the UNICOM frequency and requested the Learjet to hold his position with negative response. He observed the Learjet taxi out onto the runway. He made another call to the Leajet with negative response and started a turn towards a closed runway. His landing gear collided with trees and the airplane crashed on the apron of the closed runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.