# Incident 19811221089559I: Piper PA28140, Maple Grove, MN, December 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Maple Grove, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0725° N, 93.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Grove, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0725&lon=-93.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101MS) (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 O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 144 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811221089559I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHEN PILOT SWITCHED FROM EMPTY TANK AND BOOST PUMP SUCKED AIR IN SYSTEM. PILOT USED AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.

## Other reports on N101MS (1)

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

- [Incident 19830130009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130009459I), Jan 30, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N101MS), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Pilot veered off runway. Nose gear hit snowbank. The aircraft felt like it was on ice or a sudden wind caught it.

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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