# NTSB OAK76FX029: Piper PA-24, N5448P, Sparks, NV, February 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1976
- Place: Sparks, NV · SPARKS, NV
- Location: 39.5349° N, 119.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparks, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5349&lon=-119.7527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FX029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FX029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0313  76/2/13    SPARKS,NV           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1802                    N5448P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  28, 3420 TOTAL HOURS, 35
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           RENO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-FUEL EXHAUSTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 3.5HR TT SMOH.FUEL EXHAUSTED APRX 3HRS AFTR TKOF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5448P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5448P), registered now, S/N 24-503, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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

## 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 19760213003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760213003079A), Feb 13, 1976: Piper PA24250, Sparks, NV, Substantial damage. 3.5HR tt smoh. Fuel exhausted aprx 3HRS aftr tkofmisc-fuel exhaustion for undetermined reason

## Other investigations on N5448P (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 CHI66F0554](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0554), Jan 30, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N5448P), Granville, OH, 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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