# NTSB DEN80FTM06: Piper PA-38, N2440N, Ogden, UT, November 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1979
- Place: Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3949  79/11/17 NR.OGDEN,UT           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N2440N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OGDEN MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OGDEN,UT                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT UTILITY POLE COLLAPSING L WING AND LNDG GEAR.RESIDUAL FUEL FOUND IN ENG FUEL SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2440N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2440N-1988-12-09), registration cancelled 1988-12-09, S/N 3879A0843 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ogden Municipal

## 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 19791117032149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117032149A), Nov 17, 1979: Piper PA38112, Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Engine stopped in pattern, fuel exhaustion. Aircraft hit power pole during emergency landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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