COVINGTON, GA, USA
N4300S
Piper PA-28-161
The pilot ran out of fuel and performed a forced landing in a cow pasture. The pilot obtained 9 gallons of 100LL fuel, refueled the airplane, and then taxied from the cow pasture to a 1,500-ft dirt road. The pilot attempted to take off on the dirt road, but aborted the takeoff when it looked like he was not going to make it. During the aborted takeoff the airplane's right wing collided with a tree.
On September 23, 1999, about 1645 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161 , N4300S, registered to Air Orlando Inc., crashed after the private-rated pilot aborted a takeoff from a cow pasture, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. There were no injuries, and the flight originated from Orlando Executive Airport the same day, about 0955. The pilot stated that he ran out of fuel and made a forced landing in a cow pasture. The pilot further stated that after getting 9 gallons of 100LL fuel, refueling the airplane, and taxiing from the cow pasture to a 1,500-foot dirt road, he attempted to take off on the dirt road, but aborted the takeoff when it looked like he was not going to make it. The aircraft's right wing collided with a tree and the aircraft incurred substantial damage.
the pilot's decision to take off from unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a collision with trees.
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