# NTSB DEN81FTM30: Piper PA-28, N5386L, Roosevelt, UT, June 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1981
- Place: Roosevelt, UT · ROOSEVELT, UT
- Location: 40.2877° N, 109.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roosevelt, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2877&lon=-109.9880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3338  81/6/22  NR.ROOSEVELT,UT       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 980
        TIME - 1030                    N5386L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROOSEVELT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROOSEVELT,UT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL,LNDD IN PLOWED CORN FLD ON PREV FLT.UN CLR FENCE DRG TKOF.ELEV APRX 5170FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5386L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5386L-1982-03-12), registration cancelled 1982-03-12, S/N 284693 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roosevelt 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 19810622036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622036199A), Jun 22, 1981: Piper PA28180, Roosevelt, UT, Substantial damage. Landed in farm field out of fuel. Put fuel in right tank. Engine quit again on takeoff. Fuel selector on left tank.

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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