# Incident 19780307014129I: Piper PA28140, Beaver Crossing, NE, March 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1978, 15:40 local time
- Place: Beaver Crossing, NE
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7779° N, 97.2825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver Crossing, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7779&lon=-97.2825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8704N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8704N-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 100 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/19780307014129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST POWER AFTER CLIMBING THROUGH SCATTERED CLOUDS, LANDED ON A HIGHWAY MEDIAN WITH ICED AIR INTAKE.

## Other reports on N8704N (1)

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

- [Accident 19850602021649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602021649A), Jun 2, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N8704N), Kennesaw, GA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Struck trees during forced landing at night due to fuel exhaustion. Tanks were not filled to tabs before flight.

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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