# Accident 19840427016629A: Piper PA28181, Fair Oaks, CA, April 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1984, 19:15 local time
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6504° N, 121.2492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6504&lon=-121.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81784, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81784-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 21 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840427016629A

## 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 FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE SEARCHING FOR AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX84LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA270), Apr 28, 1984: Piper PA-28 (N81784), Fair Oaks, CA, destroyed

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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