# Incident 19830715042509I: Piper PA28181, Montauk, NY, July 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1983, 10:58 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.0767° N, 71.9205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTAUK (MTP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0767&lon=-71.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2841M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2841M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 585 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715042509I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF MADE WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON TANK LOW ON FUEL. FUEL  UNPORTED ON CLIMBING TURNOUT. FORCE LANDED ON A BEACH.

## Other reports on N2841M (1)

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

- [Accident 19860506018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860506018759A), May 6, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N2841M), Madison, CT, Substantial damage. The engine failed on takeoff and the aircraft ditched in a river. No cause for the engine failure was determined.

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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