# Accident 19880807030779A: Piper PA28180, Charleston, WV, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1607° N, 81.6505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1607&lon=-81.6505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4873T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4873T-1994-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807030779A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH TO AIRPORT. FUEL EXHAUSTION. STRUCK POWERLINES LANDING ON ROAD. LONG RANGE TANKS. WAS AIRBORNE OVER 8HRS.

## 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 BFO88LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA073), Aug 7, 1988: Piper PA-28-180 (N4873T), Racine, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4873T (1)

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

- [Accident 19771119036099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771119036099A), Nov 19, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N4873T), Jeannette, PA, 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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