# Incident 19780619046809I: Piper PA31, Ryland Heights, KY, June 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1978, 19:10 local time
- Place: Ryland Heights, KY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9803° N, 84.4322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ryland Heights, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9803&lon=-84.4322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48282, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48282-2014-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 750 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/19780619046809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN FARM FIELD DUE TO LOW FUEL CONDITION.

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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