SERS · PIPER PA 28-236 · 2018-01-13 · Tishomingo, OK, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN18LA075
Event ID
20180116X94233
Type
Accident
Date
2018-01-13
Location
Tishomingo, OK, USA
Coordinates
34.198612, -96.674446
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 28-236
Registration
N4345K
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel monitoring and his decision to take off with an unverified amount of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent impact with trees during an attempted forced landing.