# Accident 19800820038909A: Piper PA31, Windber, PA, August 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1980, 19:15 local time
- Place: Windber, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2355° N, 78.8247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windber, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2355&lon=-78.8247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4FT-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820038909A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL 5 MILES FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT

## 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 NYC80FGM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM27), Aug 20, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N4FT), Windber, PA, 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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