# Accident 19780715042979A: Piper PA28151, Campbell, NY, July 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Campbell, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 42.2350° N, 77.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbell, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2350&lon=-77.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4853F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4853F-2011-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 84 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715042979A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL FOUND IN CARB BOWL.L TANK HAD FUEL R NONE.FLT ABV CLDS.AINE 11 HR,OPERATIONAL 14 & 3/4

## 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 NYC78FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA071), Jul 15, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N4853F), Campbell, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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