# Incident 19780306011689I: Piper PA28R180, Chesapeake Bay, MD, March 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1978, 07:30 local time
- Place: Chesapeake Bay, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4681J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4681J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306011689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N4681J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220211001599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220211001599I), Feb 11, 2022: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4681J), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. On 02/11/2022 the CFI was conducting training in a Piper pa 28R-18 equipped with an emergency gear lever pinned in the handle up position allowing manual…
- [Accident 19750228004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228004879A), Feb 28, 1975: Piper PA28R180 (N4681J), Marlton, NJ. Propeller kicked over while being hand-cranked by psgr.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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