# Accident 19800502011489A: Piper PA22, Hoffman, MN, May 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hoffman, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8344° N, 95.7874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoffman, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8344&lon=-95.7874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1495A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1495A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 27 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FER38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502011489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED. PILOT SWITCHED TO AN EMPTY FUEL TANK. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE.

## 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 CHI80FER38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER38), May 2, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N1495A), Hoffman, MN, 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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