# Incident 19780803049689I: Piper PA28R200, Emmetsburg, IA, August 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1978, 21:30 local time
- Place: Emmetsburg, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1148° N, 94.6796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emmetsburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1148&lon=-94.6796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9382N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9382N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 26 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/19780803049689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP POWER AFTER TOUCH AND GO. FUEL STARVATION. PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.

## Other reports on N9382N (1)

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

- [Incident 19900801054719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900801054719I), Aug 1, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N9382N), Lacrosse, WI. Engine failed. Emergency landing in field. NR2 cyclinder connecting rod bolt had stress failure.

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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