Piper PA 28R-200 N9469N

Summary

On 10 July 2014 at about 12:50 local time, a Piper PA 28R-200 registered N9469N was involved in an accident near Mt. Vernon, Texas, United States. One person was on board and 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.

Date

10 July 2014 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt. Vernon, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.0892, -95.2608

Aircraft

Piper PA 28R-200

Registration

N9469N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mt. Vernon → Winnsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA350

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness reported that the engine was "backfiring" and that it "shut off" as the airplane flew over treetops low to the ground. The pilot made a forced landing, and, during the descent, the airplane collided with trees, continued into a field, and came to rest upright. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of fuel in the fuel tanks or on the ground near the airplane, and no fuel was found in the fuel lines or the engine-driven fuel pump. The gascolator was half full of fuel; however, if adequate fuel had been available, it is likely that the gascolator would have been full of fuel. Based on the evidence, it is likely that the pilot did not conduct an adequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the airplane departing with insufficient fuel and resulted in a loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.