# Incident 19800522052829I: Piper PA28R200, Elko, NV, May 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1980, 19:10 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5115S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5115S) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 688 total, 287 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/19800522052829I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING MADE IN FIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FUEL SERVO UNIT MALFUNCTIONED.

## Other reports on N5115S (1)

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

- [Incident 20060724015459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060724015459I), Jul 24, 2006: Piper PA28R200 (N5115S), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Airman stated that in an attempt to avoid damage to his propeller on a gravel runway he elected to execute a soft field takeoff. He used two notches of…

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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