# Accident 19970713047859A: Piper PA28181, Jerseycity, NJ, July 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1997, 11:02 local time
- Place: Jerseycity, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7114° N, 74.0648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jersey City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7114&lon=-74.0648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84611-1998-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970713047859A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT MISMANAGED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM AND ALLOWED THE SELECTED TANK TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP FUNCTIONING.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC97LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA142), Jul 13, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N84611), Jersey City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismangement of the fuel supply, by which he failed to switched fuel tanks, which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N84611 (4)

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

- [Incident 19961112039159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961112039159I), Nov 12, 1996: Piper PA28181 (N84611), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Go around runway 24. Second try landed sans flare nose first. Folded nose gear prop strike porpoised. Slid 400FT.
- [Incident 19960519019369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519019369I), May 19, 1996: Piper PA28181 (N84611), Oxford, CT, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was observed to bounce after initial touchdown. Pilot stated that he retracted the flaps and landed hard again. Witnesses state that he…
- [Incident 19861216078809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861216078809I), Dec 16, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N84611), Teterboro, NJ. Tire failed on rollout. Runway blocked.
- [Incident 19841107065199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841107065199I), Nov 7, 1984: Piper PA28181 (N84611), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off ramp into grass. Prop struck ramp edge curling tips.

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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