# NTSB CHI80FEK23: Piper PA-32, N23MM, Marietta, OH, August 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1980
- Place: Marietta, OH · MARIETTA, OH
- Location: 39.4232° N, 81.4464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4232&lon=-81.4464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1783   80/8/3    MARIETTA,OH         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 318
        TIME - 1940                    N23MM               PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MAWATAN,NJ                  ROCKFORD,IL                  COLUMBUS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23MM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23MM), registered now, S/N 32-40367, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800803032909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803032909A), Aug 3, 1980: Piper PA32300, Marietta, OH, Substantial damage. Had to change fuel stop due to weather. Ran out of fuel en route to alternate fuel stop.

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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