# NTSB CHI80FET22: Piper PA-28, N44245, Peru, IN, July 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1980
- Place: Peru, IN · PERU, IN
- Location: 40.7587° N, 86.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peru, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7587&lon=-86.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1061  80/7/23    PERU,IN             PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N44245              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERU MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERU,IN                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STAR WHEEL USED TO SECURE FUEL STRAINER BOWL TO MAIN BODY OF STRAINER NOT SAFTIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44245](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44245), registered now, S/N 28-7425397, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peru Muni

## 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 19800723027449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723027449A), Jul 23, 1980: Piper PA28140, Peru, ID, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on final approach for runway. Aircraft touched down short of runway. Fuel strainer found loose.

## Other investigations on N44245 (2)

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 WPR21LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA301), Aug 2, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N44245), Amado, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight separation of a section of a propeller blade due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in a forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI96LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA283), Aug 7, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N44245), Rensselaer, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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