# Accident 19850927069879A: Piper PA28181, Bowling Green, KY, September 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1985, 19:58 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, KY
- Airport: Bowling Green Warren County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0602° N, 86.4602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0602&lon=-86.4602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8450K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8450K-2005-08-17) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927069879A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN CORNFIELD AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. GEAR SHEARED, FUSELAGE BUCKLE.

## 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 ATL85FLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLQ01), Sep 27, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N8450K), Bowling Green, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8450K (1)

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

- [Incident 19820806042079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806042079I), Aug 6, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N8450K), Ames, IA, Minor damage. Pilot landed in deteriorating weather, wind shifted to tailwind, aircraft porpoised, prop hit runway.

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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