# Accident 19881123051839A: Piper PA28180, Berlin, NJ, November 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1988, 12:45 local time
- Place: Berlin, NJ
- Airport: Camden County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7921° N, 74.9370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7921&lon=-74.9370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4341T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4341T-1991-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881123051839A

## Narrative

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

RAN RIGHT TANK DRY ON LOCAL FLIGHT. FAILED TO SWITCH TO OTHER TANK WITH FUEL. STRUCK WIRES ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA038), Nov 23, 1988: Piper PA-28-180 (N4341T), Berlin, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN THE SELECTED TANK WITH USEABLE FUEL IN THE OTHER TANK.

## Other reports on N4341T (1)

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

- [Incident 19880308010249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880308010249I), Mar 8, 1988: Piper PA28180 (N4341T), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Caught by a gust of crosswind on landing. Ballooned. Landed on nose wheel. Nose wheel broke off.

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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