Piper PA-28-140 N32106

Summary

On 28 November 1986 at about 03:53 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N32106 was involved in an accident near Waynesboro, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 November 1986 at 03:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesboro, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Burke Co. (2J7)

Coordinates

33.0896, -82.0098

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N32106

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Opa Locka → Augusta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL87LA031

3 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT CALLED APCH CONTROL & ASKED FOR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST FIELD & SAID HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. VECTORS WERE PROVIDED BUT THE ENG LOST POWER & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A LANDING IN A WOODED AREA. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APRX 4.5 HRS WHEN THE ACDNT OCCURRED. THE PLT SAID THAT DURING THE PREFLT, FUEL WAS 'UP TO THE TOP OF THE WING' & THAT THE ACFT HELD 5 TO 5.5 HRS OF FUEL. DURING A POST ACDNT EXAM OF THE ACFT, FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LINEBETWEEN THE FUEL TANKS & THE ENG. HOWEVER, THE GASCOLATOR HAD SEPARATED & WATER WAS FOUND IN THE LINE BETWEEN THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP & THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. RPRTDLY, WATER COULD NOT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AFTER THE ACDNT BY THE WX.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.