# Accident 19850731035489A: Piper PA28181, Eureka, WI, July 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Eureka, WI
- Airport: Wittman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9995° N, 88.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9995&lon=-88.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8503E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8503E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 280 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850731035489A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTED NEAR END OF CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. STRUCK TREES AFTER GROUND LOOP DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 CHI85FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA325), Jul 31, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N8503E), Eureka, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8503E (1)

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

- [Incident 19911110054179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110054179I), Nov 10, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N8503E), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Pilot taxied across unmarked storm drain. Nose wheel dropped into depression land,propeller struck ramp.

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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