# Incident 19940220006079I: Piper PA38112, Rio Hondo, TX, February 20, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1994, 15:34 local time
- Place: Rio Hondo, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2346° N, 97.5815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Hondo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2346&lon=-97.5815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2556L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940220006079I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON LOCAL FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY LEFT TANK. RIGHT FUEL TANK FULL.

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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