Piper PA-28-180 N5118G

Summary

On 31 December 2002 at about 22:36 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N5118G was involved in an accident near Austell, Georgia, 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

31 December 2002 at 22:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Austell, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Fulton County Airport (FTY)

Coordinates

33.8114, -84.6069

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N5118G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danville → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL03FA030

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning/decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion, and subsequent loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to air traffic control records, the flight was en route to Fulton County Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. The pilot contacted Atlanta Center air traffic control and reported that he was low on fuel. The airplane lost engine power about 12 miles north of Fulton County Airport. The pilot informed the air traffic controller that there was a field to the left and he would attempt to land. According to the air traffic controller this was the pilot's last radio transmission. Examination of the wreckage revealed the airplane came to rest in a residential yard 4.7 nautical miles northwest of Fulton County Airport. There was a eight ounces of fuel recovered from the fuel system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.