# Accident 19811005065449A: Piper PA38112, New Cumberland, WV, October 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, WV
- Airport: Herron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5331° N, 80.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HERRON (7G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5331&lon=-80.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9314T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9314T) (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: 107 total, 28 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065449A

## Narrative

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

INTERMITTENT POWER. LANDED ON RUNWAY BUT FAILED TO TAKE OFF POWER. RAN OFF END INTO FENCE. TANK WAS OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 ATL82FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FGM01), Oct 5, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N9314T), New Cumberland, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9314T (1)

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

- [Incident 19790219005179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219005179I), Feb 19, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N9314T), Grove City, PA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control after landing on ice-snow covered runway in crosswind.

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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