# Accident 19770920030049A: Piper PA28140, Ashland, MO, September 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1977
- Place: Ashland, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.8125° N, 92.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8125&lon=-92.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11BA-1978-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770920030049A

## Narrative

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

RAN TANK DRY.DIDN'T SWITCH TANKS AFTR FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 MKC77DCG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG56), Sep 20, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N11BA), Ashland, MO, substantial damage

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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