Accident · 2002-08-10
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-08-10
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260 (N222SH)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to refuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's use of inappropriate medication, and the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.
Source: NTSB case DEN02LA090Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.