PRESCOTT, AZ, USA
N7675C
PIPER PA-28R-200
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE PLANNED A FUEL STOP AT NEEDLES, CA, BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT SERVICES WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER ARRIVAL. HE DEPARTED NEEDLES WITH LOW FUEL IN BOTH TANKS AND ATTEMPTED TO REACH PRESCOTT, AZ BEFORE DARK. HOWEVER, DARKNESS OCCURRED BEFORE ARRIVAL. AFTER HE SPOTTED THE AIRPORT, HE ESTABLISHED A LANDING APPROACH. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE APPROACH, HE SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT HE WAS BELOW THE ALTITUDE OF THE BEACON AND EXPERIENCED AN IMPACT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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