# Accident 19890529013089A: Piper PA28180, Wilmington, OH, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 22:20 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Airport: Clinton Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4402° N, 83.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4402&lon=-83.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8213W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8213W-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 89 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013089A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS AND HEAD WIND LED TO FUEL EXHAUSTION A HALF MILE ON FINAL FOR AIRPORT. STRUCK UNSEEN TREE LINE IN DARK.

## 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 DEN89FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA127), May 30, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N8213W), Wilmington, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL EN ROUTE.

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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