# Accident 19791020030159A: Piper PA28151, Rockingham, NC, October 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1979, 21:45 local time
- Place: Rockingham, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9384° N, 79.7615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockingham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9384&lon=-79.7615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40925, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40925) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 253 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DKM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020030159A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE AT NIGHT. LANDED ON HIGHWAY, HIT A SIGN. FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL ON PREFLIGHT.

## 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 IAD80DKM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM02), Oct 20, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N40925), Rockingham, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40925 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740614020589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740614020589A), Jun 14, 1974: Piper PA28151 (N40925), Selbyville, DE, Substantial damage. Over ran rwy,struck a ditch,crossed a road. Quartering tailwind 8K.

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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