# NTSB FTW80FPJ05: Piper PA-38, N4387E, Guymon, OK, December 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1979
- Place: Guymon, OK · GUYMON, OK
- Location: 36.6901° N, 101.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guymon, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6901&lon=-101.4770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3032   79/12/8   GUYMON,OK           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N4387E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUYMON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GUYMON,OK                   RETURN                       ROUND ROBIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-LOST TIME DUE TO DISORIENTATION & HEAD WND.ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DESTN(FAMILIAR FLD).
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4387E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4387E), registered now, S/N 38-78A0585, built 1978 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Guymon 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 19791208034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208034999A), Dec 8, 1979: Piper PA38112, Guymon, OK, Substantial damage. Engine stopped in airport pattern, due to fuel exhaustion. Aircraft hit fence short of runway.

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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