# NTSB FTW80DRG47: Piper PA-28, N2816U, San Saba, TX, June 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1980
- Place: San Saba, TX · SAN SABA, TX
- Location: 31.1974° N, 98.7194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Saba, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1974&lon=-98.7194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3190  80/6/14    SAN SABA,TX         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N2816U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLOVIS,NM                   AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2816U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816U-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 28-7990454 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (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 19800614019129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614019129A), Jun 14, 1980: Piper PA28181, San Saba, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route, crash landed in desert terrain.

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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