# Incident 19970913033149I: Piper PA28180, Goshen, NY, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 22:30 local time
- Place: Goshen, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4016° N, 74.3269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goshen, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4016&lon=-74.3269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55205-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913033149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT COULD NOT FIND AIRPORT AT NIGHT ON HIS WAY BACK FROM RUT, VERMONT TO ORANGE COUNTY (MGJ). HE CONTACTED SWF TOWER WHO PUT HIM IN CONTACT WITH APPROACH CONTROL. HE WAS ON RADAR BUT REALIZING CRITICAL FUEL ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY BELOW. HE HAD DIVERTED TO THE SOUTH AND WEST EARLIER TO AVOID SOME WEATHER AND HAD BEEN CIRCLING FOR 1/2 HOUR TRYING TO LOCATE MGJ.

## Other reports on N55205 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010731019869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731019869A), Jul 31, 2001: Piper PA28180 (N55205), New Milford, CT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot heard engine noise getting louder and louder. Oil pressure indicated o PSI. Aircraft was in cruise at 3000 ft. smoke began coming form engine…
- [Incident 19881110058789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110058789I), Nov 10, 1988: Piper PA28180 (N55205), Staten Island, NY. Engine seized at cruise altitude. Emergency landing on a beach. Found right side of engine case cracked.

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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