# Accident 19810416020049A: Piper PA38112, New Concord, OH, April 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Concord, OH
- Airport: Zanesville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9444° N, 81.8921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZANESVILLE MUNI (ZZV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9444&lon=-81.8921&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25645, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25645-2013-02-25) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 14 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416020049A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LOW FUEL. RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE TO ALTERNATE. CRASHED IN CORN FIELD. CARBUREATOR BOWL PLUG MISSING.

## 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 CHI81FEK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK14), Apr 16, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N25645), New Concord, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25645 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040409021989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409021989A), Apr 9, 2004: Piper PA38112 (N25645), San Martin, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Lost engine power after takeoff, attempted to land, went through a fence and came to rest in a field.
- [Incident 19820727039479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820727039479I), Jul 27, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25645), Baytown, TX, Minor damage. Solo student allowed airplane to porpoise on landing. Damaged prop and engine mount.

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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