# Accident 19821218064619A: Piper PA28140, West Plains, MO, December 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1982, 15:50 local time
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7392° N, 91.8605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7392&lon=-91.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56689-2012-09-25) (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 O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,067 total, 58 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821218064619A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF FUEL, LANDED ON HIGHWAY. PUT IN AUTO FUEL AND FLEW TO AIRPORT FOR AVGAS FUEL. ENGINE THEN QUIT ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 MKC83LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA039), Dec 18, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N56689), West Plains, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N56689 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791017051249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017051249I), Oct 17, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N56689), Melbourne, FL. On first flight after engine change, throttle plate stuck in closed position.

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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