# NTSB DEN80FTM40: Piper PA-28, N54445, Kamas, UT, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- Place: Kamas, UT · KAMAS, UT
- Location: 40.6563° N, 111.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kamas, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6563&lon=-111.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2556  80/9/24    KAMAS,UT            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 4500
        TIME - 2200                    N54445              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KREMMLING,CO                HEBER CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54445](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54445), registered now, S/N 28-7425134, built 1973 (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

## 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 19800924042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924042679A), Sep 24, 1980: Piper PA28140, Kamas, UT, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot estimated more fuel than he actually had.

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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