# Incident 19880811055849I: Piper PA30, Pittsburgh, PA, August 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1988, 20:56 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7420Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7420Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 153 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811055849I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AT ALLEGHENY WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE RAN OUT OF GAS AND QUIT. LEFT TANK HAD A LITTLE OVER 2 GALLONS.

## Other reports on N7420Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20211029022439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211029022439I), Oct 29, 2021: Piper PA-30 (N7420Y), Allendale, SC, Minor damage. 1 Hour into flight after gas stop, right engine oil pressure dropped. Feathered engine and diversion to chs was requested. Aircraft would not hold altitude.…
- [Accident 19791206037339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206037339A), Dec 6, 1979: Piper PA30 (N7420Y), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Landing gear wires damaged by foreign object. Gear would not retract. Cranked gear down. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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