# Accident 19800809034579A: Piper PA24260, Bottoms Bridge, VA, August 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1980, 08:15 local time
- Place: Bottoms Bridge, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9444P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9444P-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FID26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809034579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE WHEN FUEL WAS DEPLETED FROM ONE TANK. SWITCHED TO FULL TANK. DELAY IN TRANSFER. FORCED DOWN.

## 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 ATL80FID26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID26), Aug 9, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N9444P), Bottoms Bridge, VA, destroyed

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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