# Accident 19940302003449A: Piper PA28180, Lindsborg, KS, March 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lindsborg, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5699° N, 97.6695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5699&lon=-97.6695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3592R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3592R) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 5 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940302003449A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. WING STRUCK A ROAD MARKER LANDING ON A ROAD. ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL ON BOARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA096), Mar 2, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N3592R), Lindsborg, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot-in-command's failure to refuel the airplane during the flight. Factors were fuel exhaustion, the sign, and the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience in type of airplane.

## Other reports on N3592R (4)

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

- [Incident 19911209060509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911209060509I), Dec 9, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N3592R), Lubbock, TX. Pilot lost power en route. Forced landing in a plowed field.
- [Accident 19780526032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526032349A), May 26, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N3592R), Palestine, IL, Substantial damage. Position of alternator switch not determined.
- [Accident 19770521015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521015419A), May 21, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N3592R), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. 5 Sob,aprx 46.5LBS ovr max gwt,1.65IN beyond fwd CG lmt. Dens alt aprx 5700FT.
- [Accident 19740615018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615018219A), Jun 15, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N3592R), Shallowater, TX, Minor damage

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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