# Incident 19810922085159I: Piper PA28180, Thomson, IL, September 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1981, 15:55 local time
- Place: Thomson, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TSFA
- Location: 41.9747° N, 90.1122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomson, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9747&lon=-90.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4942L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4942L-2018-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922085159I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED SAFELY ON A ROAD. FUEL BURN EXCESSIVE, REROUTED EN ROUTE, DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGES.

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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