# Accident 19800826038719A: Piper PA38112, Ft Pierce, FL, August 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2405F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2405F-2011-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826038719A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF, AFTER AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 MIA80FLD92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD92), Aug 26, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2405F), Ft.Pierce, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2405F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19871202070489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871202070489A), Dec 2, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2405F), San Antonio, FL, Substantial damage. Unable to locate the next airport on a solo crosscountry. Landed in a field and nosed over into a pond.

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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