# Incident 19801203085929I: Piper PA38112, Broomfield, CO, December 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jeffco
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2598K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2598K-2013-02-21) (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: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203085929I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG ZK FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  FOUND FAULTY SELECTOR VALVE.

## Other reports on N2598K (2)

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

- [Incident 19890730050759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730050759I), Jul 30, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2598K), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on landing rollout. Will receive additional training.
- [Incident 19880519031259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519031259I), May 19, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2598K), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Student pilot struck a chain link fence while taxiing for departure. Flight instructor in right seat.

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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