# Accident 19860713032289A: Piper PA28R180, Benson, MN, July 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Benson, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3100° N, 95.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3100&lon=-95.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3731T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 275 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860713032289A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI86LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA169), Jul 13, 1986: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3731T), Benson, MN, 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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