# Accident 19920708024369A: Piper PA28181, Clay City, KY, July 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1992, 23:14 local time
- Place: Clay City, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8603° N, 83.9190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8603&lon=-83.9190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2857D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2857D-2012-08-30) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total, 156 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708024369A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOW FUEL THEN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN TREES. FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT EMPTY TANK. NO FUEL IN CARB. NO DEFECTS

## 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 BFO92LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA091), Jul 9, 1992: Piper PA-28-181 (N2857D), Clay City, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. DARKNESS AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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