# Accident 19820702038769A: Piper PA24250, Oberlin, KS, July 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oberlin, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8236° N, 100.5308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oberlin, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8236&lon=-100.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5540M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 0 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/19820702038769A

## Narrative

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

RAN A TANK DRY WHILE TRYING TO GET A SAFE GEAR DOWN.SWITCHED TO FULL TANK.SECOND PILOT TRIED TO HELP.SWITCHED BACK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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