# Incident 19890311022819I: Piper PA28161, Salisbury, MD, March 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1989, 16:15 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3752° N, 75.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3752&lon=-75.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2960B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2960B-2012-08-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311022819I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY. RAN OUT OF FUEL. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2960B (3)

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

- [Accident 19910302003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302003819A), Mar 2, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N2960B), Philadelphia, PA, Destroyed. Engine quit on climbout. Tried to return but crashed on building roof. Air filter parts blocked carburetor air.
- [Accident 19850806041629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850806041629A), Aug 6, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N2960B), Doylestown, PA, Substantial damage. Collided with bushes after running off end of wet grass runway. Pilot stated brakes were ineffective.
- [Incident 19820818050629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818050629I), Aug 18, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N2960B), Baltimore, MD. Student landed at wrong airport without contacting tower, causing carrier to evade. Certificate not endorsed.

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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