# Accident 19800828038739A: Piper PA38112, Stratford, WA, August 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Stratford, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4268° N, 119.2816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4268&lon=-119.2816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6320A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6320A-2013-04-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 113 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828038739A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO 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 SEA80FYP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP36), Aug 28, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N6320A), Stratford, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6320A (1)

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

- [Accident 19870927056569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927056569A), Sep 27, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N6320A), Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. Waited too long to go around. Had to hit brakes hard to prevent an overshoot. Aircraft flipped over on its back.

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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