# Incident 19981214042739I: Piper PA28180, Myerstown, PA, December 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Myerstown, PA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3721° N, 76.3056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myerstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3721&lon=-76.3056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3879R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3879R) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 25 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981214042739I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON DECENT TO LANCASTER AIRPORT, LOST POWER, RECEIVED VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT WHICH WAS DECK AIRPORT. DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. LANDED IN FIELD.  LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY.  RIGHT FUEL TANK APPROX 14 GALS. FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N3879R (1)

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

- [Incident 19930720024839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720024839I), Jul 20, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N3879R), Elbow, MN, Minor damage. Pilot disoriented and low on fuel. Saw runway and landed. Made a hard landing. Damaged nose gear.

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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