Accident: Piper PA28
Feb 21, 2016 · Port Jefferson, NY
NTSB numberERA16LA109Event id20160221X82226
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 3
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N29099
- Year built
- 1979
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute Fuel exhaustion
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)10 nm (18 km) south
- Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR)12 nm (23 km) north
- Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH)13 nm (24 km) south-east
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