NTSB ATL87LA159 — 1987-06-05 · GREER, South Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N2846N

Make / Model: PIPER PA-28-181
Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790512
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A2E00E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2846N Piper PA-28-181 None

Factual narrative

ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING. PIC LNDED IN FIELD, LEFT WING STRUCK TREE AND WAS SEPARATED FROM ACFT. PIC RPTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. ON POST CRASH EXAM ENG RAN PROPERLY AND RIGHT WING FUEL QUANTITY SYS WAS OPERABLE. NO FUEL STAINS WERE SEEN ON THE ACFT. PRE FLT FUEL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY PIC MATCHED PILOT HANDBOOK PERFORMANCE CHARTS. PIC STATED THAT FUEL TANKS WERE FILLED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE BUT WERE NOT COMPLETELY FULL. STATED USEABLE FUEL CAPACITY IS BASED ON FUEL NEARLY FLOWING OUT OF FUEL FILLER HOLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ATL87LA159.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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