# Incident 19780818049019I: Piper PA28140, Sayre, OK, August 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1978, 18:15 local time
- Place: Sayre, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 35.2957° N, 99.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sayre, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2957&lon=-99.6282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5600U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5600U) (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: 50 total, 45 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/19780818049019I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY. FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT AND INVERTED.

## Other reports on N5600U (2)

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

- [Accident 20190812014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190812014819A), Aug 12, 2019: Piper PA-28-140 (N5600U), Chickasha, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was on final rwy 18 upon touchdown aircraft veered right departing rwy at the 1000' point rwy striking the marker sign. The aircraft continued on a…
- [Incident 19880520022629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520022629I), May 20, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N5600U), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Solo student lost directional control of aircraft on landing and ground looped off the runway.

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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