Piper PA-28-161 N2945Q

Summary

On 15 July 2022 at about 07:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2945Q was involved in an accident near Grain Valley, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one 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

15 July 2022 at 07:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Grain Valley, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

39.0216, -94.2000

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N2945Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jasper → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN22LA324

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Law enforcement reported the airplane overflew a tractor-trailer, landed on the interstate roadway, and impacted a guardrail. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student pilot reported to law enforcement that the airplane ran out of fuel. While on-scene at the accident location, the pilot was arrested for driving while intoxicated and operating an aircraft while intoxicated. The pilot refused to provide a statement of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.