ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164845
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| Date: | Saturday 22 March 2014 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | Jeffrey A Bronken |
| Registration: | N8309L |
| MSN: | 28-8190112 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9221 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pinellas County, Clearwater, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nashville, TN (JWN) |
| Clearwater, FL (PIE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the night cross-country flight, the airplane had been flying for 4 hours 21 minutes and was about 6 miles from the destination airport when the pilot reported a fuel emergency to air traffic control. The pilot stated that he was going to attempt to land on a highway; however, the airplane collided with 160-ft-tall power lines that crossed the highway. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions of the airframe or engine, and only a few ounces of fuel were recovered from the wreckage. The airplane held 48 usable gallons of fuel and consumed about 10.5 gallons per hour, resulting in an expected endurance of 4 hours 35 minutes, which does not account for fuel used during taxi, takeoff, and climb. The pilot’s toxicology results were positive for cocaine, and impairment from cocaine likely affected his preflight fuel planning abilities and en route fuel management.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to cocaine use.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8309L
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1997 | N8309L | Cardinal Aircraft Service | 0 | Grayslake, IL | |
sub |
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Media:
#BREAKING: Pilot killed in single-engine plane crash in Pinellas, others injured pic.twitter.com/JCPqb6GE7v
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) March 22, 2014#breaking : single engine plane crash kills 1,2 hurt. Our photog on scene caught this shot. Latest on @abcactionnews pic.twitter.com/DZlnJctHRF
— Laura A. Harris (@LauraHarrisWFTS) March 22, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2014 09:55 | harro | Added |
| 22-Mar-2014 10:35 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Embed code] |
| 22-Mar-2014 16:13 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2014 22:46 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2014 23:11 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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