# Accident 19810928063669A: Piper PA38112, Gillette, TX, September 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gillette, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2396A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2396A-2013-04-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928063669A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE, RAN OUT OF FUEL. OVERSHOT 2000 FEET OF OPEN FIELD ON FORCED LANDING.S TRUCK TREES AND A 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 FTW81FRG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG67), Sep 28, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2396A), Gillette, TX, 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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