# Incident 19931007045289I: Piper PA18, Wasco, OR, October 7, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1993, 23:15 local time
- Place: Wasco, OR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5917° N, 120.6975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasco, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5917&lon=-120.6975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27039 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 350 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007045289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST EN ROUTE. ASKED SEATTLE AFSS FOR ASSISTANCE. LOW ON FUEL. DIRECTED TO WASCO.

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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