# NTSB IAD80DKM02: Piper PA-28, N40925, Rockingham, NC, October 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1979
- Place: Rockingham, NC · ROCKINGHAM, NC
- Location: 34.9384° N, 79.7615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockingham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9384&lon=-79.7615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DKM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3414  79/10/20 NR.ROCKINGHAM,NC      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 276
        TIME - 2200                    N40925              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTER CO,IL                ROCKINGHAM,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    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
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HIGHWAY SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40925](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40925), registered now, S/N 28-7415112, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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 19791020030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020030159A), Oct 20, 1979: Piper PA28151, Rockingham, NC, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel enroute at night. Landed on highway, hit a sign. Failed to visually check fuel on preflight.

## Other investigations on N40925 (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD74DHD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD40), Jun 14, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N40925), Selbyville, DE, substantial damage

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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