# Accident 19831226064639A: Piper PA28R200, Terre Haute, IN, December 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1983, 21:30 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44042, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44042-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 824 total, 13 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226064639A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 CHI84LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA067), Dec 27, 1983: Piper PA-28R-200 (N44042), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44042 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820609037169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609037169I), Jun 9, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N44042), Alamogordo, NM, Minor damage. Intermittent gear horn on rollout. Nose wheel then main gear collapsed. Cause undetermined.

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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