# Accident 19800209002669A: Piper PA24250, Allegany, OR, February 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1980, 03:00 local time
- Place: Allegany, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4259° N, 124.0323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allegany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4259&lon=-124.0323&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5628P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5628P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 553 total, 108 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYK05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002669A

## Narrative

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

DESTINATION FOGGED IN. OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED IN PASTURE. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL AND WEATHER.

## 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 SEA80FYK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYK05), Feb 9, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N5628P), Allegany, OR, 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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