Piper PA-28-140 N5695U
2 October 1993 · Cheboygan, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 October 1993 at about 18:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5695U was involved in an accident near Cheboygan, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cheboygan, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.6404, -84.4593
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N5695U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Ignance → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA004
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AND INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING, AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT MADE A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH APRROXIMATLY 21 TO 27 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD TO A DESTINATION, WHICH HAD NO REFUELING FACILITY. HE INTENDED TO STOP FOR FUEL ON THE RETURN FLIGHT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRPORT, WHERE HE INTENDED TO STOP, WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED. KNOWING THIS, HE FLEW TO THE REFUELING AIRPORT ON THAT SAME DAY. AFTER ARRIVAL, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO 80/87 OCTANE FUEL AT THAT AIRPORT, BUT THAT FUEL COULD BE OBTAINED AT A THIRD AIRPORT, WHICH WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY. DURING FLIGHT TO THE THIRD AIRPORT, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Atlantic Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | Aero Industries | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Stowe, Vermont, United States | Prontoaire, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Magdalena, New Mexico, United States | Klungle, Robert L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbia Stn, Ohio, United States | Illinois Valley Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1993 | Cessna T337G | Smiths Creek, Michigan, United States | Mowat, Douglas H. | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1993 | Fokker F-28 MK 1000 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Bradford Pietenpol SKYSCOUT | Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172I | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1993 | Amato CORBEN JR. ACE | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | Brian C. Amato | No injuries | - |