# Incident 19831105070379I: Piper PA28140, Fork Union, VA, November 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1983, 11:08 local time
- Place: Fork Union, VA
- Airport: Fork Union Mil Ac
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7632° N, 78.2622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fork Union, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7632&lon=-78.2622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 112 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105070379I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE EN ROUTE. LANDED AT RESTRICTED AIRPORT SAFELY. ENGINE TO BE EXAMINED.

## Other reports on N95080 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730510010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510010679A), May 10, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N95080), Salem, MI, Substantial damage. Acft t/d aprx 75FT short of rwy. Hit slight upgrade. Nose gr collapsed. Not endorsed for solo x-c.

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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