# Incident 19800516058409I: Piper PA28140, Zanesville, OH, May 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1980, 11:18 local time
- Place: Zanesville, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9570° N, 82.0120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zanesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9570&lon=-82.0120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16421, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16421-2012-08-09) (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: 525 total, 300 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/19800516058409I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING MADE AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. PILOT UNDERESTIMATED FUEL CONSUMPTION.

## Other reports on N16421 (2)

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

- [Accident 19801211072889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211072889A), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N16421), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial takeoff climb. Landed on a taxiway, struck parked aircraft. Found ice in engine air intake.
- [Incident 19780305016279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016279I), Mar 5, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N16421), Burlington, CT, Minor damage. Pilot landed in crosswind with blowing snow. Not properly aligned with the runway, hit a runway light.

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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