# Incident 19830417024509I: Piper PA28181, Waller, TX, April 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1983, 19:20 local time
- Place: Waller, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0697° N, 95.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waller, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0697&lon=-95.9277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984BT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 115 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417024509I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED ON A HIGHWAY. FUEL CONSUMPTION TOO HIGH. FUEL GAUGES INACCURATE.

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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