Piper PA-28-180 N7965W

Summary

On 11 September 1998 at about 00:08 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7965W was involved in an accident near Int'l Falls, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 September 1998 at 00:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Int'l Falls, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

48.5798, -93.4007

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N7965W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Menominee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA338

2 people were seriously injured.

inaccurate preflight planning which resulted in an insufficient fuel supply and the subsequent fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the tree which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.

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The pilot reported the airplane experienced fuel exhaustion during the cross country flight. The airplane contacted a pine tree during the forced landing, separating the right wing from the airplane. The airplane then descended to impact with the terrain. Post accident inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any fuel on or around the airplane. No mechanical failure/malfunction was found which would have resulted in the fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.