Piper PA-22-150 accident near Blue Ridge, GA
On March 5, 2023, a Piper PA-22-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blue Ridge, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 5, 2023
- Place
- Blue Ridge, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.852°N, 84.383°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230305106817
Official records · ERA23FA136
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 5, 2023, about 1114 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-22-150, N3410Z, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Blue Ridge, Georgia. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness, who was the pilot’s flight instructor, on the day of the accident, the pilot planned to conduct some airport traffic pattern work. This was the first flight of the day for the pilot and the second time he departed from Blue Ridge Skyport Airport (57GA), Blue Ridge, Georgia. The flight instructor stated that he had been working with the pilot for a couple of months “to get him back up to speed with his flying.” He said the pilot had not flown in many years and was working toward a flight review signed off. The flight instructor stated, “57GA was a difficult airport to land at,” and the routine was for the pilot to take off from 57GA to conduct pattern work and land at Martin Campbell Field Airport (1A3), Copperhill, Tennessee. The flight instructor would then drive over to 1A3 to meet the pilot and fly the airplane back to 57GA. The flight instructor stated that he had provided 3.9 hours of instruction to the pilot before the accident occurred. On the day of the accident, the flight instructor said that the pilot took off from runway 18 and climbed to an altitude of about 200 ft. During the climb out the flight instructor said the airplane engine sounded as though it was losing power. He watched as the airplane made a left turn toward a fiel
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation due to the improper positioning of the fuel selector.
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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.
