# NTSB IAD80FLQ14: Piper PA-24, N8574P, Lexington, KY, February 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1980
- Place: Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLQ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0619  80/2/29    LEXINGTON,KY        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 9508
        TIME - 1945                    N8574P              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 598 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUEGRASS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- 10GALS IN SELECTED TANK,FUEL IN OTR TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8574P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8574P-1998-04-20), registration cancelled 1998-04-20, S/N 244031 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bluegrass Field

## 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 19800229004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229004559A), Feb 29, 1980: Piper PA24260, Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. Engine topped on final. Hit short of runway. No engine defects found. Possible fuel starvation problem.

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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