Piper PA-28-181 N4149D

Summary

On 24 October 2001 at about 07:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N4149D, operated by Gary L. Williams, was involved in an accident near Brunswick, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 October 2001 at 07:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Brunswick, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Brunswick, Glynco Jetport (BQK)

Coordinates

31.2519, -81.5678

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N4149D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gary L. Williams

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ATL02LA004

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the none suitable terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while enroute to Jacksonville, Florida, he noticed that he was low on fuel and contacted "flight control" for directions to the nearest airport. Air traffic control gave him a heading to Glynco Jetport. The pilot said he was at 3000 feet mean sea level and nine miles from the airport when he lost engine power. The pilot declared an emergency, and selectd a forced landing area. The airplane collided with trees four miles west of the airport as the pilot maneuvered for the emergency landing. During the examination of the airplane, no fuel was recovered from the fuel system

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.