# Incident 19940508029599I: Piper PA28161, Northwood, ND, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Northwood, ND
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7314° N, 97.5652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northwood, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7314&lon=-97.5652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 83 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508029599I

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY ROUGH ENGINE. RUN A FUEL TANK DRY. FAILED TO SWITCH TO OTHER WITH FUEL. MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING

## Other reports on N142ND (1)

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

- [Incident 20230916013029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230916013029I), Sep 16, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N142ND), FL, Minor damage. Aircraft lost engine power during landing roll at prior to turning onto taxiway. Engine restart was attempted 3 times when the pilot noticed smoke coming from…

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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