# Incident 19990718034369I: Piper PA28180, Butler, PA, July 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1999, 12:20 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler County Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32714, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32714) (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 O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 60 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/19990718034369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. KELTY STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE FROM GRAND STRAND AIRPORT SC (CRE) TO NEW CASTLE PA (UCP) HE EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO POOR FUEL MANAGEMENT. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH PITTSBURGH APPROACH CONTROL AND WAS VECTORED TO BUTLER COUNTY AIRPORT PA (BTP).  MR. KELTY MADE A SUCCESSFUL POWER-OFF LANDING AT BTP WITHOUT DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR CREW.

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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