# Incident 19900308011559I: Piper PA28181, Charleston, WV, March 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1990, 19:47 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8077W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8077W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 140 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308011559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N8077W (1)

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

- [Incident 19820703028539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703028539I), Jul 3, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N8077W), Manchester, MN, Minor damage. Engine quit in cruise. Pilot landed in field. Cause of engine failure undetermined.

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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