# Incident 19811031084019I: Piper PA28140, Melrose, MN, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Melrose, MN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6770° N, 94.8148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melrose, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6770&lon=-94.8148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6104W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6104W-2012-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 109 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031084019I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. ADDED 10 GALLONS OF FUEL AND CONTINUED FLIGHT.

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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