# Incident 19990306012759I: Piper PA28181, Lexington, KY, March 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1999, 12:32 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2184X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2184X-2019-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990306012759I

## Narrative

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

PIC, DNNY S. SHOAF ON A FLIGHT FROM FAY TO LUK REQUESTED A ROUTE DIVERSION FROM ATC WHEN OVER HAZARD, KY. TO LEX BECAUSE HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT ARRIVE AT HIS DESTINATION WITH UNDER 4 HRS FLIGHT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED IN FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. TOPPING THE TANKS (APPROX. 48 GAL) THE FLIGHT OF N2184X, A PA-28-181, WAS APPROXIMATELY IN THE AIR FOR 3 HRS. 50 MIN. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INJURY TO ANY PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR OTHER PROPERTY. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING TO DETERMINE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.

## Other reports on N2184X (1)

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

- [Accident 20190226022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190226022839A), Feb 26, 2019: Piper PA-28-181 (N2184X), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he performed a normal preflight and found no issues. Taxied to runway 24 at lou performed run up all normal. Departed on 24, rotated and climbed…

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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