# Accident 19800125001069A: Piper PA28180, Center, TX, January 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1980, 17:35 local time
- Place: Center, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7931° N, 94.1803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Center, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7931&lon=-94.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38379 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 6 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800125001069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HIT CULVERT ON HIGHWAY MAKING DUSK EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 FTW80DRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ09), Jan 25, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N38379), Center, TX, 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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