MCDAVID, FL, USA
N2322F
PIPER PA-38-112
THE PLT STATED THAT THE FLT WAS 15 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION & HAD BEEN DIVERTED DUE TO HAZE. WHILE FLYING AT AN ALT OF APROX 2,000 FT, THE ENG QUIT DUE TO NON-MECHANICAL REASONS. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE PLT LANDED THE A/C ON A ROAD, DURING WHICH THE RT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH A ROAD SIGN. THE A/C THEN SPUN TO THE RT, TRAVELLED OFF THE ROAD, COLLIDED WITH TREES, & CAME TO REST. POST-CRASH INSP OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE RT FUEL TANK CONTAINED NO USABLE FUEL. THE PLT STATED THAT HE ADDED FUEL TO THE LEFT TANK AFTER THE ACCIDENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE ENG. AS A RESULT THE QUANTITY OF FUEL IN IT AT THE TIME OF THE LOSS OF POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. HE ALSO STATED THAT IS WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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