# Incident 19810606039099I: Piper PA28140, Patoka, IN, June 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Patoka, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3964° N, 87.5942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patoka, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3964&lon=-87.5942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55976-2001-08-21) (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: 60 total, 60 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/19810606039099I

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOP AND DAMAGED AIRCRAFT DURING EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO LOW FUEL AND DETERIORATING WEATHER.

## Other reports on N55976 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980621019879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621019879I), Jun 21, 1998: Piper PA28140 (N55976), Grove City, PA, Minor damage. Failed to climb due densstiy altitude. Intentionally ditched aircraft in swampy area 400 ft off end of runway.

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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