# Incident 19970628024079I: Piper PA28181, Bloomington-Nor, IL, June 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1997, 12:45 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2818X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2818X) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628024079I

## Narrative

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

EXHAUSTED FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED SOYBEAN FIELD. PUT IN AUTO FUEL. DEPARTED TO AIRPORT. NO STC FOR AUTO FUEL.

## Other reports on N2818X (2)

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

- [Incident 19821008067249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008067249I), Oct 8, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N2818X), Stevens Point, WI, Minor damage. Bounced on landing. Went around. Found propeller tips bent after landing.
- [Incident 19820613065819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613065819I), Jun 13, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N2818X), Walker, MN, Minor damage. Left wing struck a auto parking lot barrier while taxiing to park.

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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