# Incident 19900812045999I: Piper PA28180, Covington, MI, August 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1990, 22:45 local time
- Place: Covington, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5386° N, 88.5456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5386&lon=-88.5456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4307X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4307X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 39 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812045999I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. AIRCRAFT FUELED AND FLOWN TO HOME BASE.

## Other reports on N4307X (2)

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

- [Incident 19970927035339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927035339I), Sep 27, 1997: Piper PA28181 (N4307X), Hancock, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot failed to switch fuel tanks on approach running the left tank dry. Landing short of the runway off airport.
- [Incident 19871227080019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227080019I), Dec 27, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N4307X), Marquette, MI. Declared an emergency upon entering IFR weather conditions. Vectored via radar to VFR conditions. Landed safely.

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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