# NTSB IAD80FKW05: Piper PA-28, N9216W, Carryville, TN, January 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1980
- Place: Carryville, TN · CARRYVILLE, TN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FKW05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0081  80/1/15    CARRYVILLE,TN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1787
        TIME - 1840                    N9216W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSBORO,TN                KNOXVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE VANDALIZED,COMPONENTS STOLEN BEFORE INVESTIGATION COMPLETED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9216W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9216W-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 28-10881, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Campbell County

## 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 19800115000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800115000399A), Jan 15, 1980: Piper PA28235, Jacksboro, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit at night after leaving airport area. Landed in trees. Unable to determine cause factor.

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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