# Accident 19800924042679A: Piper PA28140, Kamas, UT, September 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1980, 22:00 local time
- Place: Kamas, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6563° N, 111.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kamas, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6563&lon=-111.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54445, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924042679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT ESTIMATED MORE FUEL THAN HE ACTUALLY HAD.

## 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 DEN80FTM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM40), Sep 24, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N54445), Kamas, UT, 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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