# NTSB SEA81FA006: Piper PA32RT, N21842, Oakley, ID, November 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1980
- Place: Oakley, ID · OAKLEY, ID
- Location: 42.2421° N, 113.8831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2421&lon=-113.8831&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2446  80/11/20 NR.OAKLEY,ID          PIPER PA32RT        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 14381
        TIME - 1005                    N21842              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           BOISE,ID                     TWIN FALLS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        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)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21842](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21842-2011-07-21), registration cancelled 2011-07-21, S/N 32R-7887234, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (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 19801120074349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801120074349A), Nov 20, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T, Oakley, ID, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed wheels up in desert. Failed to check fuel before departure.

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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