# Incident 19820411014899I: Piper PA28140, Falconer, NY, April 11, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Falconer, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1191° N, 79.1969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falconer, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1191&lon=-79.1969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5503F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5503F) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411014899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN WHEAT FIELD. WEATHER CAUSED PILOT TO DIVERT TO ANOTHER TOWN.

## Other reports on N5503F (1)

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

- [Incident 19790621016809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016809I), Jun 21, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N5503F), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after a hard landing

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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