# Incident 19910107002939I: Piper PA28161, Rockaway Townsh, NJ, January 7, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1991, 17:55 local time
- Place: Rockaway Townsh, NJ
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8376L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8376L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 45 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910107002939I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH TANK SELECTION AS REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N8376L (2)

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

- [Incident 20210724011769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210724011769I), Jul 24, 2021: Piper PA-28-161 (N8376L), Clio, AL, Minor damage. While practicing maneuvers the pilot initiated a climb and at the same time switched tanks. A couple minutes later the engine lost power. The engine never quit…
- [Incident 20000205002689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000205002689I), Feb 5, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N8376L), Factoryville, PA, Minor damage. Pilot departed essex county airprot (cdw) in new jersey and flew to sky haven, tunkhannock, PA. Pilot was not able to get fuel there so he departed sky haven…

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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