# Accident 20100328030449A: Piper PA-28-180, Fulton, NY, March 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2010, 15:25 local time
- Place: Fulton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3717° N, 76.3133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3717&lon=-76.3133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3442R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3442R-2013-11-12) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 676 total, 46 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100328030449A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 28, 2010 A PIPER CHEROKEE, PA-28-180, DEPARTED LACONIA, N.H. (LCI) ENROUTE TO WILLIAMSON-SODUS AIRPORT, WILLIAMSON, NY (SDC).  THE PILOT ADVISED  SYRACUSE, NY (SYR) ATC THAT SHE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND ESTIMATED SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT (FZY).  THE PLANE MADE A HARD LANDING INTO A FIELD, AND 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 ERA10CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA194), Mar 28, 2010: Piper PA-28-180 (N3442R), Palermo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

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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