Aviation Accident Summary ATL87LA126

PINEHURST, NC, USA

Aircraft #1

N7136P

PIPER PA-24-250

Analysis

THE PILOT CALLED APPROACH CONTROL AND REPORTED HE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND DIDN'T THINK HE WAS GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. HE HAD LANDED AT AN AIRPORT ENROUTE BUT HAD NOT REFUELED. HE STATED THAT HE STARTED DESCENDING WHEN HE GOT WITHIN TEN MILES OF THE AIRPORT. HE CRASHED AND WAS FOUND LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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