# Accident 19811215084419A: Piper PA28180, Rochelle, IL, December 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1981, 21:15 local time
- Place: Rochelle, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9198° N, 89.0623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochelle, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9198&lon=-89.0623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5395T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE08-123195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811215084419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. DAMAGED AIRPLANE ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 CHI81FEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE08-123195), Dec 15, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5395T), Rochelle, IL, 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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