# Accident 19890119001009A: Piper PA38112, Elkview, WV, January 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1989, 19:45 local time
- Place: Elkview, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4293° N, 81.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4293&lon=-81.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2409F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2409F-1989-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119001009A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL AT FUEL STOP. FLIGHT OF 3 AIRCRAFT TRIED FOR NEXT AIRPORT BUT THIS AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED.

## 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 BFO89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA016), Jan 19, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2409F), Elkview, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND INADEQUATE CREW/GROUP COORDINATION BY THE FLIGHT LEADER (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE…

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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