# Accident 19831031057769A: Piper PA28181, Prospectville, PA, October 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Prospectville, PA
- Airport: Turner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2118° N, 75.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospectville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2118&lon=-75.1857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39955, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39955-2018-01-18) (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: 515 total, 385 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831031057769A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH ON FINAL. BEGAN A GO AROUND. ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON AN EMPTY TANK.

## 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 NYC84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA018), Nov 1, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N39955), Prospectville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39955 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950115000349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950115000349A), Jan 15, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N39955), Brookfield, WI, Destroyed. CFI clipped trees on final. Impacted inverted on runway. Impacts severed a wing. Student made three prior landings. (-23) on approach to runway 3 at capital…
- [Incident 19860628059659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628059659I), Jun 28, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N39955), Burlington, WI, Minor damage. Partial power loss and rough running engine during climb. Returned and found push rod failed in number 4 cylinder.

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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