# Accident 19881128051939A: Piper PA17, Omaha, NE, November 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1988, 08:42 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: North Omatta Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3005° N, 96.0501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3005&lon=-96.0501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4691H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4691H-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 111 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881128051939A

## Narrative

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

APPARENTLY RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. FAILED TO LOWER AIRCRAFTS NOSE. STALLED AND DIVED NOSE FIRST TO GROUND

## 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 MKC89DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCJ01), Nov 28, 1988: Piper PA-17 (N4691H), Omaha, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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