Piper PA-38-112 N2503B

Summary

On 15 March 1996 at about 03:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2503B was involved in an accident near St. Paul, Minnesota, 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.

Date

15 March 1996 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.9492, -93.0906

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2503B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hayward → Lake Elmo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI96LA107

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to assure an adequate fuel supply for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the signs contacted by the airplane during the forced landing.

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

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The pilot reported the engine rapidly lost engine power during flight. He switched fuel tanks and was able to momentarily restore power. The engine quit a second time and the pilot made a forced landing on a road. The airplane contacted two street signs and the nose gear collapsed prior to the airplane coming to a stop. The pilot reported a hobbs time of 4 hours and 11 minutes between aircraft refueling and the accident. Postaccident inspection revealed residual fuel remaining in the fuel system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.