Piper PA 28R-200 N5003T
9 December 1990 · Senoia, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 1990 at about 03:15 local time, a Piper PA 28R-200 registered N5003T, operated by Field Aircraft Inc., was involved in an accident near Senoia, Georgia, United States. 2 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.
The record
- Date
- at 03:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Senoia, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.3092, -84.5507
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28R-200
- Registration
- N5003T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Field Aircraft Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Pierce → Peachtree City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL91LA029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT OPERATION AND THE COLLISION WITH UTILITY LINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FLIGHT WAS WITHIN VISUAL RANGE OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT FOR THE SECOND TIME. SINCE HE WAS SHORT OF THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT ESTABLISHED AN APPROACH TO A STATE HIGHWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH UTILITY LINES AND CRASHED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE PILOT HAD NOT PLANNED A REFUELING STOP EN ROUTE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Denver City, Texas, United States | Billings, Alton E. | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1990 | Piper PA-28R | Starbuck, Minnesota, United States | Phoenix Aero Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1990 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Eggert, RAY | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1990 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Monee, Illinois, United States | Griffith Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Kingsland, Texas, United States | Wright Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Richland, Virginia, United States | Marx Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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