# Accident 19810417017919A: Piper PA28140, Franklin Lakes, NJ, April 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1981, 19:54 local time
- Place: Franklin Lakes, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0075° N, 74.2057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin Lakes, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0075&lon=-74.2057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15942, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15942-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 139 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417017919A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, STRUCK A UTILITY POLE.

## 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 NYC81FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM03), Apr 17, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N15942), Franklin Lakes, NJ, destroyed

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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