# Accident 19921221051029A: Piper PA28180, West Bend, WI, December 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1992, 16:18 local time
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Airport: West Bend Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4198° N, 88.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4198&lon=-88.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8806J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8806J) (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 O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921221051029A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY LEFT TANK. FUEL IN RIGHT TANK.

## 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 CHI93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA055), Dec 21, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N8806J), West Bend, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT THE FUEL TANK WITH THE MOST FUEL.

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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