# Accident 19810725044289A: Piper PA28150, Placerville, CA, July 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1981, 23:00 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: El Dorado Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7311° N, 120.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placerville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7311&lon=-120.7977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6441W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 21 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725044289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PARKING LOT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT FIRE HYDRANT.

## 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 LAX81DVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG54), Jul 25, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N6441W), Placerville, CA, substantial damage

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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