# NTSB ATL82FIA03: Piper PA-28, N3072F, Pender, VA, November 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1981
- Place: Pender, VA · PENDER, VA
- Location: 38.8707° N, 77.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pender, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8707&lon=-77.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FIA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3041  81/11/27 NR.PENDER,VA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 460
        TIME - 1935                    N3072F              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FITCHBURG,MA                WOODBRIDGE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3072F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3072F-1982-10-01), registration cancelled 1982-10-01, S/N 28-7990228, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dulles Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811127078649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127078649A), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA28181, Pender, VA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on night IFR flight. Landed in a field short of nearest airport. Struck a fence near end of field.

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.

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