Accident · 1998-11-07

NTSB case FTW99FA021 · Piper PA-28R-200 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-11-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4726R)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MVP AERO ACADEMY, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MVP AERO ACADEMY, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were the dark night light conditions prevailing for the ensuing forced landing and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

Source: NTSB case FTW99FA021

Flight 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.

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