# NTSB IAD80FA042: Piper PA-28, N32992, Bowling Green, KY, April 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1980
- Place: Bowling Green, KY · BOWLING GREEN, KY
- Location: 36.9903° N, 86.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9903&lon=-86.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0951  80/4/22    BOWLING GREEN,KY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 183
        TIME - 1655                    N32992              PX-  1  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLING GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,WV               SPRINGFIELD,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PAX RPRTD-FUEL GAUGE SHOWED TANKS 1/4 FULL WHEN ENG QUIT.ACFT APRX 21LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32992](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32992-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 287505107, built 1974 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bowling Green

## 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 19800422011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422011559A), Apr 22, 1980: Piper PA28180, Bowling Green, KY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ran out of fuel with aor prt om sight. Struck power line off approach end of runway. Over gross weight.

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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