# Incident 19780718043569I: Piper PA28140, Lemont, IL, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978, 14:20 local time
- Place: Lemont, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6673° N, 87.9844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemont, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6673&lon=-87.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6244W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6244W) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 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/19780718043569I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTINARY LANDING DUE TO LOW FUEL AND POOR VISIBILITY. NO FUEL WAS AVAILABLE AT INTENDED FUEL STOP.

## Other reports on N6244W (1)

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

- [Accident 19940923030699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923030699A), Sep 23, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N6244W), Dale, IN, Substantial damage. Unable land at fuel stop due weather. Engine quit short of alternate. Hit pole landing on road. Fuel tanks empty.

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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