# Incident 19830929062719I: Piper PA28180, Stratford, CT, September 29, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1983, 18:33 local time
- Place: Stratford, CT
- Airport: Sikorsky Heliport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2493° N, 73.0968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sikorsky Heliport (JSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2493&lon=-73.0968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15917-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 185 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929062719I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE.  LANDED SAFELY AT SIKORSKY HELIPORT.

## Other reports on N15917 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870911051549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051549A), Sep 11, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N15917), Calverton, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported low fuel on vectors for IFR approach. Lost fuel pressure, engine quit. Ditched in ocean.
- [Accident 19730725020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730725020719A), Jul 25, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N15917), Stilwell, OK, Substantial damage. Density alt 3700 ft. misused flaps. Short rough rwy.

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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