# Incident 19930227006479I: Piper PA38112, Iowa City, IA, February 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1993, 21:00 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CSNA
- Location: 41.6557° N, 91.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6557&lon=-91.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2586B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2586B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227006479I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. RAN LEFT FUEL TANK DRY. FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N2586B (1)

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

- [Accident 19820424011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424011449A), Apr 24, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N2586B), Dubuque, IA, Substantial damage. Solo crosscountry student landing in gusty crosswind. Ballooned, airplane came back down on nose and left wing.

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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