# Accident 19841220068179A: Piper PA28151, Pine Bluff, AR, December 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 12 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FPG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841220068179A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE PROCEEDING VFR IN LOW CEILINGS AND FOG AT NIGHT. FOLLOWING ATC VECTORS AT TIME OF THE CRASH.

## 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 MKC85FPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FPG01), Dec 21, 1984: Piper PA-28-151 (N203AT), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage

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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