# Accident 19891228057289A: Piper PA32301, Norfolk, NE, December 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1989, 19:45 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0304° N, 97.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0304&lon=-97.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8157R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8157R-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 9 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228057289A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AT NIGHT WHILE PROCEEDING TO IFR ALTERNATE. CRASHED INTO A FEED LOT. FAILED TO HAVE FUEL RESERVE.

## 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 MKC90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA040), Dec 29, 1989: Piper PA-32-301 (N8157R), Norfolk, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: INPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

## Other reports on N8157R (2)

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

- [Incident 19840707053309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840707053309I), Jul 7, 1984: Piper PA32301 (N8157R), Flemingsburg, KY, Minor damage. Swerved off the runway on landing and struck hay bales. Stated his foot became jammed between rudder and yoke.
- [Accident 19810310009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310009229A), Mar 10, 1981: Piper PA32300 (N8157R), Faribault, MN, Substantial damage. Landed in a crab due to strong crosswind. Unable to align aircraft with runway. Ran off runway.

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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