# Incident 19880314023989I: Piper PA28151, Waco, TX, March 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32542, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32542) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880314023989I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. LANDED IN A FIELD. OBTAINED FUEL. FLEW TO DESTINATION. STRONG UPPER WIND.

## Other reports on N32542 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880319028169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319028169A), Mar 19, 1988: Piper PA22150 (N32542), Angel Fire, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Unable to gain altitude after departing a high altitude airport. Failed to lean mixture. No prior mountain flying.
- [Accident 19761114036249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761114036249A), Nov 14, 1976: Piper PA28151 (N32542), Mattituck, NY, Substantial damage. Plt landed short,bounced onto 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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