# Incident 19811206086569I: Piper PA30, Waco, TX, December 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1981, 08:15 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Waco
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6122° N, 97.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WACO RGNL (ACT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6122&lon=-97.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8777Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8777Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811206086569I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AFTER CLEARANCE FOR AN ILS APPROACH. LANDED WITHOUT DAMAGE IN A HAY FIELD.

## Other reports on N8777Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790828033289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828033289I), Aug 28, 1979: Piper PA30 (N8777Y), Keene, TX, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend gear for landing. Found jammed nose gear doors.

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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