1 fatal · PIPER PA 38-112 · 2015-10-08 · Jasper, GA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16FA005
Event ID
20151008X02333
Type
Accident
Date
2015-10-08
Location
Jasper, GA, USA
Coordinates
34.443054, -84.451667
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 38-112
Registration
N4313E
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to accurately determine the airplane's fuel state, subsequent fuel exhaustion, and a total loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate oversight of the student pilot's preflight inspection, the flight school's lack of fueling procedures, and the student pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.