# Incident 19890904057119I: Piper PA30, Jefferson, ME, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Jefferson, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2067° N, 69.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2067&lon=-69.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7140Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7140Y-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904057119I

## Narrative

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

ENGINES FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. DEAD STICK LANDING IN CORNFIELD. PILOT KNEW FUEL WAS LOW.

## Other reports on N7140Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19900425031629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900425031629I), Apr 25, 1990: Piper PA30 (N7140Y), Concord, NH, Minor damage. Had a landing gear failure on landing rollout. Bracket holding landing gear motor had failed.

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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