Piper PA-28-161 N3035L

Summary

On 27 December 2001 at about 02:52 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N3035L was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, Georgia, 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

27 December 2001 at 02:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

34.0131, -84.5986

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N3035L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Marietta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ATL02LA023

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion,which resulted in a forced landing, and subsequent in-flight collision with transmission wires.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While enroute he elected to continue his flight based on fuel calculations from the previous days flight to his intended destination. A short time later he exhausted the fuel in his right main fuel tank, and he estimated he had 25 minutes of fuel remaining. His GPS indicated he was 10 minutes from another local area airport. He elected to proceed direct to the airport when the engine experienced a total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot made a forced landing and collided with transmission wires and became entangled with the wires above the ground. The pilot stated the airplane did not experience any form of mechanical problem. He simply ran out of gas.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.