# Accident 19800903039359A: Piper PA38112, Jefferson, GA, September 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1980, 13:38 local time
- Place: Jefferson, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1362° N, 83.6022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1362&lon=-83.6022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2446F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2446F-1980-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 33 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FKG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903039359A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. STRUCK TREES AT FAR END OF EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## 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 ATL80FKG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG22), Sep 3, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2446F), Jefferson, GA, 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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