# Accident 19820712027339A: Piper PA28140, Wasilla, AK, July 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5720° N, 149.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASILLA (IYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5720&lon=-149.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9891W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9891W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 393 total, 246 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712027339A

## Narrative

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

AWARE OF LOW FUEL, DEPARTED FOR ANOTHER AIRPORT TO OBTAIN FUEL. FUEL EXHUASTION EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A DITCH.

## 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 ANC82DAG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG35), Jul 12, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N9891W), Wasilla, AK, 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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