Piper PA-32RT-300 N36691

Summary

On 8 April 2005 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300 registered N36691 was involved in an accident near St. Charles, Missouri, 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

8 April 2005 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Charles, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Creve Coeur Airport (1H0)

Coordinates

38.7267, -90.5081

Aircraft

Piper PA-32RT-300

Registration

N36691

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Versales → Creve Coeur

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA093

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his failure to switch fuel tanks which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A factor was the trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to a field after a loss of engine power. The pilot reported that the flight departed with about 36 gallons of fuel in the left tank and 14 gallons of fuel in the right tank. The pilot reported that the engine lost power about four miles from the intended destination airport. The airplane's altitude was 1,500 feet. The pilot executed a forced landing to the only open field in a suburban area. The inspection of the airplane revealed that the fuel selector was on the right fuel tank. The right fuel tank was empty and the left fuel tank was full. The inspection revealed that the airplane struck trees on its final approach to landing in the field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.