# Incident 19821003064859I: Piper PA28161, Carmi, IL, October 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1982, 12:24 local time
- Place: Carmi, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0862° N, 88.1721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmi, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0862&lon=-88.1721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83038, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83038) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003064859I

## Narrative

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

MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING WHEN RIGHT TANK RAN DRY SOONER THAN PLANNED. FOUND PRIMER UNLOCKED. FUEL IN LEFT TANK.

## Other reports on N83038 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840425022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425022809A), Apr 25, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N83038), Bluffton, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit trees along side of road when pilot aborted takeoff.

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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