# Incident 19780801047659I: Piper PA28161, Monroe, LA, August 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1978, 20:20 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9638C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9638C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,775 total, 165 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/19780801047659I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE LEG DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING PIPELINE PATROL FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N9638C (1)

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

- [Incident 19891204048909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891204048909I), Dec 4, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N9638C), Senatobia, MS, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Wing struck trees and stopped with nose in ditch.

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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