On June 26, 1983, a Piper PA-28R-200 (registration N6982J) was involved in an aviation accident near Russell, KY. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Fuel exhaustion due to inadequate preflight planning or inspection, compounded by evidence of a bird strike affecting the fuel system. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
A pilot reported running out of fuel approximately three hours after takeoff, resulting in a substantial damage emergency landing where bird strike evidence was found.
Approximately three hours and nineteen minutes after takeoff, the pilot made a radio transmission indicating that he had exhausted his fuel supply. The pilot reportedly departed with forty-three gallons of fuel on board. During the subsequent emergency landing, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Following the landing, the pilot inspected the aircraft and reported finding signs of a bird strike in the air scoop.
Fuel exhaustion due to inadequate preflight planning or inspection, compounded by evidence of a bird strike affecting the fuel system.
A pilot reported running out of fuel approximately three hours after takeoff, resulting in a substantial damage emergency landing where bird strike evidence was found.
The accident on 26 Jun 1983 involved a Piper PA-28R-200, registration N6982J, at Russell, KY.
Fuel exhaustion due to inadequate preflight planning or inspection, compounded by evidence of a bird strike affecting the fuel system.
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