# NTSB IAD79DIJ08: Piper PA-28R, N41855, Clinchport, VA, June 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1979
- Place: Clinchport, VA · CLINCHPORT, VA
- Location: 36.6800° N, 82.7442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinchport, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6800&lon=-82.7442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DIJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1575  79/6/22    CLINCHPORT,VA       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 123
        TIME - 1925                    N41855              PX-  0  0  1  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41855](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41855-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N 28R-7535211, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, 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 19790622016229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622016229A), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA28/, Clinchport, VA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel enroute, after becoming lost in stormy weather. Landed in field. Hit fence.

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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