# Accident 19840916049209A: Piper PA28140, South Fork, PA, September 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1984, 09:14 local time
- Place: South Fork, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3609° N, 78.7903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3609&lon=-78.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8257N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257N-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FGM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FGM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049209A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION.WHILE TRYING TO LAND, HIT TREES IN A CLEARING.USED A FUELHAWK GAUGE FOR FUEL CHECK

## 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 NYC84FGM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FGM07), Sep 16, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N8257N), South Fork, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8257N (1)

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

- [Accident 19780217007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007419A), Feb 17, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N8257N), New Cumberland, PA. Pilot on ILS approach disregarded localizer & glide slope indication. Saw an airport, landed.

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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