# Incident 19810129014649I: Piper PA28140, Ellensburg, WA, January 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0001° N, 120.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellensburg, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0001&lon=-120.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5238T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5238T-2018-03-05) (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: 220 total, 14 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810129014649I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING FLIGHT. EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## Other reports on N5238T (1)

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

- [Incident 19970410014849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410014849I), Apr 10, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N5238T), Birchwood, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 10, 1997, a Piper PA-28-140, N5238T, owned and operated by Mr. Thomas w. wright, commercial certificate #419988734 at approximately 1245…

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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