# Accident 19810825051339A: Piper PA28151, Duckwater, NV, August 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1981, 02:07 local time
- Place: Duckwater, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9324° N, 115.7145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duckwater, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9324&lon=-115.7145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5414F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 397 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVW18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825051339A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED AT NIGHT WITH MARGINAL FUEL SUPPLY. BECAME OFF COURSE. LANDED IN FARM FIELD WITH LOW FUEL. HIT FENCE.

## 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 LAX81DVW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVW18), Aug 25, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5414F), Duckwater, NV, 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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