# Accident 19830221006449A: Piper PA28180, Pulaski, VA, February 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1983, 19:15 local time
- Place: Pulaski, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0509° N, 80.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0509&lon=-80.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9264J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9264J-1990-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 944 total, 100 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830221006449A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LAST LEG OF A ROUND ROBIN FLIGHT. STRUCK TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 ATL83LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA115), Feb 22, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N9264J), Pulaski, VA, 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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