# Incident 19880609042189I: Piper PA28161, Fredonia, WI, June 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1988, 15:24 local time
- Place: Fredonia, WI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4717° N, 87.9471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredonia, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4717&lon=-87.9471&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4297L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4297L-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880609042189I

## Narrative

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

AFTER SWITCHING TANKS, ENGINE QUIT. STUDENT MADE FORCED LANDING IN FIELD.FOUND RIGHT FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING.

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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