# Accident 19840422016349A: Piper PA28161, Gaithersburg, MD, April 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1984, 23:37 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1704° N, 77.1798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1704&lon=-77.1798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84400, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 916 total, 650 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FIG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840422016349A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL DIVERTED TO CLOSER AIRPORT. WAS UNABLE TO PIN DOWN LOC SIGNAL. OUT OF FUEL ON RADAR ASSIST VECTORS.

## 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 NYC84FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FIG01), Apr 23, 1984: Piper PA-28-161 (N84400), Gathersburg, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84400 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990426020319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990426020319I), Apr 26, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N84400), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. Airplane departed left side of runway on takeoff in gusty cross wind.
- [Incident 19960810038579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810038579I), Aug 10, 1996: Piper PA28161 (N84400), Dayton, OH. Narrative: during a cross country the airman operated a Piper pa 28-161, N84400, through Dayton, class c airspace without establishing two-way radio…

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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