# Incident 19981111041179I: Piper PA28181, Mankato, MN, November 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1998
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2228° N, 93.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANKATO RGNL (MKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2228&lon=-93.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4015J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4015J-2022-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981111041179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 0700 ON 11-11-98, IDENTITY EXPUNGED(PIC)DEPARTED CGX (CHICAGO) IFR ENROUTE TO MKT IN A PA-28, N4015J. THE FLIGHT WAS VECTORED CONSIDERABLY IN DEPARTING THE CHICAGO AREA AND EXPERIENCED 40 KNOT (APPROXIMATELY), HEADWINDS. PILOT PLANNED FOR 3 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES ENROUTE. ABOUT 12 MILES S.E. OF MKT., FUEL EXHAUSTED. AT 4.7 HOURS ON THE HOBBS (4:10 FLIGHT TIME). THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. NO DAMAGE/NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N4015J (2)

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

- [Incident 20180727018129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180727018129I), Jul 27, 2018: Piper PA-28-181 (N4015J), Alexandria, MN, Minor damage. Pilot was attempting first solo cross country flight. Left flying cloud airport (fcm) at 1715. Pilot performed a touch and go at Chandler Field (axn). The…
- [Incident 20120711014279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120711014279I), Jul 11, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N4015J), Eden Prairie, MN, No damage. During cruise flight the engine began to run rough. Pilot states that performed the "engine power loss in flight" checklist twice. He also states that he…

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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