34.2576° N, 88.7034° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupelo, MS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 25, 1989 · 17:00 local
Place
Tupelo, MS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3666R
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in field. Minor damage to nose wheel cowling.
As the FAA filed it
FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL COWLING.