Piper PA28-140 N2875T
5 September 2020 · Red Oak, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2020 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA28-140 registered N2875T was involved in an accident near Red Oak, Iowa, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Red Oak, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.0102, -95.2204
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-140
- Registration
- N2875T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Valparaiso → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN20LA385
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was located in a field following a forced landing. There was no useable fuel aboard and a postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The accident is consistent with the pilot mis-management of the fuel onboard, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2020 | Beechcraft 23 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Enstrom 280 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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