# Incident 19790110000299I: Piper PA28140, St Stephen Chur, VA, January 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1979, 23:06 local time
- Place: St Stephen Chur, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N55498, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55498) (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: 720 total, 700 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/19790110000299I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED TO STRETCH RANGE AT NIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N55498 (2)

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

- [Incident 19901226063369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901226063369I), Dec 26, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N55498), Lawrence, MA. Rough engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely. Counselled about carburetor icing.
- [Accident 19750623016589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750623016589A), Jun 23, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N55498), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Ramp wagon emerged fm btwn 2 acft.

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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