# Incident 19810204009319I: Piper PA28181, NY, February 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1981, 22:00 local time
- Place: NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N82494, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82494-1993-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810204009319I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN BRUSH. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON RIGHT TANK, TANK WAS EMPTY.

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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