# Accident 20000827006859A: Piper PA28180, Plattsmouth, NE, August 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2000, 19:50 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9996° N, 95.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9996&lon=-95.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2451R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2451R) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000827006859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2000, N2451R, A PIPER PA-28-180, LANDED 1200 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 16 AT PLATTSMOUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPROT, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SOYBEAN FIELD ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 275 DEG.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA, WITH A FUEL STOP IN ANISWORTH, NEBRASKA.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH FUEL TANKS ON THE IARCRAT WERE DRY WITH LESS THAN ONE CUP OF FUEL IN THE GASCOLATER.  THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURIED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA272), Aug 27, 2000: Piper PA-28-180 (N2451R), Plattsmouth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight planning, improper in-flight planning and decision not to land before exhausting the airplane's fuel. Factors relating to this accident were the power lines, the…

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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