Piper PA28 accident near Cartersville, GA
On October 13, 2018, a Piper PA28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cartersville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 13, 2018
- Place
- Cartersville, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.079°N, 84.861°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181013X22152
Official records · CEN19FA005
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 13, 2018, about 1430 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180 airplane, N180QT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Cartersville, Georgia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A co-owner of the airplane reported that he spoke to the accident pilot before he departed from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), Gainesville, Florida. He and the pilot discussed the airplane's fuel load, which was about 34 gallons, and the pilot's flight plan to Tom B. David Airport (CZL), Calhoun, Georgia. Based on that conversation, he believed the pilot was going to add additional fuel to the airplane before departure; however, the pilot taxied past the airport's fuel facility and proceeded to take off. The co-owner subsequently texted the pilot , "Do hope you had a fuel stop planned." At 1243, the pilot replied, "If I need to, I'll stop in LaGrange." GPS data from onboard the airplane indicated that the airplane departed GNV at 1119 and proceeded toward CZL. The airplane flew east of LaGrange-Callaway Airport (LGC), LaGrange, Georgia, and flew directly overhead Pauling Northwest Atlanta Airport (PUJ), Atlanta, Georgia; both airports had 100 low-lead aviation fuel available. As the airplane flew over PUJ, the flight track diverted north-northeast toward Cartersville Airport (VPC), Cartersville, Georgia. One witness reported that the airplane flew overhead heading in a north-northwesterly direction. It was flying normally when "all of a sudden the engine noise just s
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight fuel planning and his decision to continue flight without stopping for fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
