# Incident 19930720024839I: Piper PA28180, Elbow, MN, July 20, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1993, 02:30 local time
- Place: Elbow, MN
- Airport: Elbow Lake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3879R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3879R) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720024839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISORIENTED AND LOW ON FUEL. SAW RUNWAY AND LANDED. MADE A HARD LANDING. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N3879R (1)

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

- [Incident 19981214042739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981214042739I), Dec 14, 1998: Piper PA28180 (N3879R), Myerstown, PA. (-5)On decent to lancaster airport, lost power, received vectors to nearest airport which was deck airport. Did not have enough altitude to make the runway.…

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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