# Incident 19951229045569I: Piper PA28181, Reading, PA, December 29, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75320, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 450 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951229045569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 29, 1995, N75320, PIPER PA-28-180 FLOWN BY DANIEL SMAGLINSKI LANDED 8 MILES SOUTH OF RDG AIRPORT IN A FARMERS FIELD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THIS TIME. NO INJURIES. NO DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N75320 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920604018309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920604018309I), Jun 4, 1992: Piper PA28181 (N75320), Burlington, NC, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. Saw airport. Tried to make runway. Stalled on level off. Fuel selector on almost empty tank.
- [Incident 19781214025119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781214025119I), Dec 14, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N75320), Asheboro, NC. Pilot stated engine quit at cruise. Made airport landing. Pilot failed to switch tanks, had run one dry.

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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