# Incident 19880923069079I: Piper PA28161, Talladega, AL, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 15:25 local time
- Place: Talladega, AL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4318° N, 86.0995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talladega, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4318&lon=-86.0995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8444D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923069079I

## Narrative

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

MANEUVERING TO AVOID WEATHER CAUSED DEPLETION OF FUEL. LANDED IN FIELD WHILE HE STILL HAD ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N8444D (2)

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

- [Incident 19940725030789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725030789I), Jul 25, 1994: Piper PA28151 (N8444D), Anniston, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he was not used to flying without a head set [privacy data omitted] note: aircraft landed short of paved runway. Runway and an 8…
- [Accident 19850113000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113000699A), Jan 13, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8444D), Troy, MI, Substantial damage. Engine ran rough after takeoff. Carburetor heat applied and engine quit. Struck road sign during 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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