Aviation accident IAD00FA067

1 fatal · Piper PA-24-250 · 2000-07-30 · BLUFFTON, OH, USA

Event

NTSB number: IAD00FA067
Event ID: 20001212X21479
Type: Accident
Date: 2000-07-30
Location: BLUFFTON, OH, USA
Coordinates: 40.889831, -83.879005

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-24-250
Registration: N5271P
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Pilot's improper fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Also causal, was his abrupt maneuver during the forced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown