# Incident 19780820049139I: Piper PA28140, Greenfield, IN, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978, 12:20 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7933° N, 85.7725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7933&lon=-85.7725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9722W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9722W-2023-07-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 40 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/19780820049139I

## Narrative

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

SECOND EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELDS DUE TO ENGINE STOPPAGE. OUT OF GAS. SECOND FORCED LANDING DAMAGED NOSE GEAR.

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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