# Accident 19881010046129A: Piper PA28181, Indianapolis, IN, October 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1988, 19:20 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9110° N, 86.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9110&lon=-86.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8112T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 37 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881010046129A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL 50 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO LAND NEAR A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.

## 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 CHI89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA004), Oct 11, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N8112T), Indianapolis, IN, destroyed

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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