Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-180 N2382T

5 December 1993 · Tupelo, Mississippi, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 December 1993 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N2382T, operated by Murray, Stephen, was involved in an accident near Tupelo, Mississippi, 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 22:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates
34.3807, -88.6799
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Registration
N2382T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Murray, Stephen
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cincinnati → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA94LA036

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMANDS FAILURE TO MONITOR FUEL CONSUMPTION.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FLEW THE AIRPLANE FOR 4 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES AND WAS LOOKING FOR HIS DESTINATION WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE EXECUTED A FORCE LANDING TO A ROAD AND STRUCK A SIGN ON LANDING ROLL. THE AIRPLANE WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE FUEL TANKS HAD LESS TAHN 2 PINTS OF FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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