# Incident 19970927032879I: Piper PA28140, Hillsboro, KS, September 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3527° N, 97.1996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3527&lon=-97.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 128 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927032879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD AND TAKEN TO HILLSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M66). IT WAS FOUND, WHEN THE BATTERY MASTER WAS TURNED ON THAT BOTH FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS INDICATED "ZERO". BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED AND NO FUEL WAS VISIBLE IN EITHER FUEL TANK. ALL AVAILABLE FUEL WAS DRAINED INTO A CONTAINER FROM THE MAIN FUEL SCREEN. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE TABLESPOONS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD LANDED OFF THE AIRPORT IN A FARM FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

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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