Incident Overview
A Piper PA-28 aircraft was involved in an accident after it ran out of fuel about 130 nautical miles short of its intended destination. During an attempted emergency landing, the airplane clipped a fence and subsequently impacted the ground.
Pilot Account
The pilot reported that he had experienced several challenges during the flight. In addition to circumnavigating weather en route, he encountered stronger than expected headwinds. These conditions led to him being blown off course, and he became lost and disoriented. He was unable to pick up the VOR station by which he had planned to navigate.
Sequence of Events
According to the pilot's statement, the fuel exhaustion occurred while the aircraft was still a significant distance from its destination. The pilot initiated an emergency landing, but during the landing attempt, the aircraft struck a fence before impacting the ground. The specific circumstances of the impact and any resulting damage were not detailed in the available information.