# Accident 19970112000359A: Piper PA28180, Baton Rouge, LA, January 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1997, 11:00 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4905° N, 91.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4905&lon=-91.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33037-1999-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112000359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD FOUR MILES FROM AIRPORT. (-23) ON JANUARY 12, 1997, AT 1100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PA-28-180, AIRCRAFT, N33037, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER, NEAR BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR, PART 91. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE 470 NAUTICAL-MILE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, WAS THE DESTINATION.

## 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 FTW97LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA080), Jan 12, 1997: Piper PA-28-180 (N33037), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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