# Incident 19940220014779I: Piper PA28181, Punta Gorda, FL, February 20, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1994, 20:50 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9BV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9BV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 440 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940220014779I

## Narrative

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

APPEARS PILOT HAD EXHAUSTED ITS FUEL SUPPLY. MADE A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N9BV (1)

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

- [Incident 19970421011549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421011549I), Apr 21, 1997: Piper PA28181 (N9BV), North Hampton, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing, aircraft veered off rt. Side of runway into soft field. Aircraft sustained damage to nose gear, prop, engine mount and left wing tip.…

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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