# Incident 19810315009689I: Piper PA28180, Lake Arrowhead, CA, March 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lake Arrowhead, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2540° N, 117.1781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arrowhead, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2540&lon=-117.1781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2935U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2935U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 0 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/19810315009689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST ENROUTE. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO LOW FUEL. VEERED OFF STRIP TO MISS A TRACTOR. DAMAGED.

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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