# Incident 19951103043929I: Piper PA18150, Grand Island, NE, November 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1995, 18:47 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6813L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6813L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 125 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951103043929I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS FERRYING A NEWLY ACQUIRED AIRPLANE FROM COMPTON, ILLINOIS TO DENVER, COLORADO. THE PILOT MADE A FUEL STOP AT IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND DEPARTED WITH FULL TANKS. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE DEPARTED IOWA CITY BETWEEN 1530 AND 1600 CST. HE ALSO THOUGHT HE WAS FLYING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS 15 MINUTES. HE SAID FOR FLIGHT PLANNING PURPOSES HE FIGURED HE HAD FOUR HOURS OF FUEL. WHILE IN RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH GRAND ISLAND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE PILOT LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL AIRPORT, GRAND ISLAND, NE. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL. AFTER GETTING SOME FUEL FROM A FARMER, THE PILOT FLEW ON TO THE GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO THE DENVER, COLORADO AREA. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE DISCOVERED: BOTH FUEL CAP SEALS LEAKED; FIVE SMALL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK; THE CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL GASKET WAS LEAKING; AND A PIECE OF MUFFLER BAFFLING WAS FOUND IN THE TAIL PIPE CAUSING EXCESSIVE BACK PRESSURE. THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT SAID A M OR D REPORT WOULD BE SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6813L (2)

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

- [Incident 19940520012079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520012079I), May 20, 1994: Piper PA18 (N6813L), Ionia, MI, Substantial damage. Forced landing.
- [Incident 19830730044309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730044309I), Jul 30, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N6813L), Harbor Springs, MI. On short final, two ropes trailing behind tow plane struck a truck on a road off the approach end of runway.

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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