# Incident 19801231088259I: Piper PA28180, Ness City, KS, December 31, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1980, 07:40 local time
- Place: Ness City, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4541° N, 99.9047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ness City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4541&lon=-99.9047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 1 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/19801231088259I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER FUEL SELECTOR WAS INADVERTANTLY SWITCHED TO OFF.

## Other reports on N454MD (2)

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

- [Accident 20260720013009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260720013009A), Jul 20, 2026: Piper PA-28-180 (N454MD), Bulverde, TX, Substantial damage. On 20 jul 2026, at approximately 14:00 CDT, a flight instructor and her student took off from runway 17 at Bulverde airport (1T8) in Bulverde, TX in a Piper…
- [Incident 20070524015769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070524015769I), May 24, 2007: Piper PA28180 (N454MD), Ocean City, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot of the aircraft stated, on approach to 26N, he experienced loss of oil pressure. He landed safely without incident. The engine stopped after…

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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