# Accident 19810124001509A: Piper PA28160, Middleboro, MA, January 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1981, 09:47 local time
- Place: Middleboro, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8932° N, 70.9112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8932&lon=-70.9112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5094W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5094W-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 13 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124001509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STRUCK TREES ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 NYC81FNA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA10), Jan 24, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5094W), Middleboro, MA, 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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