# Accident 19970604013679A: Piper PA18150, Rockingham Coun, VA, June 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1997
- Place: Rockingham Coun, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.4793° N, 78.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4793&lon=-78.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4310Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97GA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97GA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604013679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE AIR STRIP, UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE, MADE FORCED LANDING NEAR END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD97GA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97GA081), Jun 4, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N4310Z), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's preoccupation which led to fuel starvation of the selected tank and the subsequent 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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