# Accident 19800813036089A: Piper PA28235, Bellefontaine, OH, August 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1980, 11:20 local time
- Place: Bellefontaine, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3625° N, 83.7628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellefontaine, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3625&lon=-83.7628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8766W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8766W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 500 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800813036089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON TAKEOFF. FAILED TO DRAIN SUMPS. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 CHI80FEK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK24), Aug 13, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8766W), Bellefonatine, OH, 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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