Piper PA24 N8294P

Summary

On 29 June 2019 at about 18:55 local time, a Piper PA24 registered N8294P, operated by Claene Corp, was involved in an accident near Brunswick, Georgia, United States. 3 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

29 June 2019 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Brunswick, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.1833, -81.2611

Aircraft

Piper PA24

Registration

N8294P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Claene Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Downers Grove → St Simons Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA382

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to properly lean the fuel mixture in flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced landing with the landing gear retracted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the flight, he forgot to lean the fuel mixture, which led to the airplane burning about 20 gallons per hour (gph) rather than the 15 gph he had used during his flight planning. The pilot decided to land and refuel at the next airport, but the engine lost power. He tried to restart the engine to no avail and then landed in a marsh with the landing gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.