# NTSB SEA80FYK05: Piper PA-24, N5628P, Allegany, OR, February 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1980
- Place: Allegany, OR · ALLEGANY, OR
- Location: 43.4259° N, 124.0323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allegany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4259&lon=-124.0323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0240   80/2/9    ALLEGANY,OR         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 554
        TIME - 0300                    N5628P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANTS PASS,OR              ROSEBURG,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           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 - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT UN LAND AT DEST DUE FOG. DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5628P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5628P), registered now, S/N 24-698, built 1959 (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 19800209002669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002669A), Feb 9, 1980: Piper PA24250, Allegany, OR, Substantial damage. Destination fogged in. Out of fuel. Crashed in pasture. Failed to check fuel and weather.

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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