Piper PA-38-112 N567N

Summary

On 4 September 2020 at about 01:50 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N567N was involved in an accident near Reserve, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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.

Date

4 September 2020 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Reserve, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.0707, -90.5606

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N567N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → New Orleans

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN20CA386

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that about 5 miles from the airport the airplane engine began to have trouble, so he turned on the electric fuel pump. He switched fuel tanks, but the engine still lost power. The pilot was unable to make it to the airport, so he conducted a forced landing to a marsh/swamp. Due to the accident location, an on-scene examination of the airplane was not conducted, and the airplane was not recovered. The pilot did not return a completed National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1 as requested.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.