DOZIER, AL, USA
N5041W
PIPER PA-28-160
THE PRIVATE PLT AND HIS PAX WERE ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLT WHEN HE RAN ONE FUEL TANK DRY AND THE ENG SPUTTERED. HE SWITCHED TO THE OTHER TANK AND THE ENG CAUGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN QUIT. HE LET DOWN OVER A HEAVILY FORESTED AREA AND STALLED THE ACFT INTO THE TREES. AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT AFTER THE CRASH REVEALED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. LATER THE OWNER REPORTED THAT HE FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT OF THE ENG BROKEN BUT IT DID NOT SHOW DAMAGE THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT IT BROKE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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