# Accident 19830426016199A: Piper PA28181, Minneapolis, MN, April 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1449° N, 93.2102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANOKA COUNTY/BLAINE (JANES FLD) (ANE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1449&lon=-93.2102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82717-1983-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,846 total, 243 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426016199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. TRYING TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD STRUCK TREES, FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK, OTHER TANK FULL.

## 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 CHI83LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA192), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N82717), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82717 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820924053199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820924053199A), Sep 24, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N82717), Mankato, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft hit static line above powerlines and crashed inverted during approach for landing.

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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