# NTSB SEA80FYE24: Piper PA-11, N9013K, Carbonado, WA, March 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1980
- Place: Carbonado, WA · CARBONADO, WA
- Location: 47.0823° N, 122.0518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carbonado, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0823&lon=-122.0518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYE24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYE24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0781  80/3/20    CARBONADO,WA        PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N9013K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 54, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUCKLEY,WA                  LOCAL
        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 - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT STUMP HIDDEN IN TALL GRASS DRG FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9013K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- 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 19800320017729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320017729A), Mar 20, 1980: Piper PA11, Carbonado, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Landed in a field. Airplane hit tree stump.

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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