# Accident 19800817036149A: Piper PA28/, Omaha, NE, August 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1980, 20:04 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4308X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4308X-1982-11-03) (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 PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 12 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800817036149A

## Narrative

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

ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION 2 MILES FROM DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. GEAR DOWN, FLAPS UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC80FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA049), Aug 17, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N4308X), Omaha, NE, substantial damage

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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