NTSB CHI84LA350 — 1984-08-16 · PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio, United States

Current FAA registration · N4428T

Make / Model: PIPER PA-28R-200
Year of manufacture: 1972 · 12 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19720124
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5558D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4428T Piper PA-28R-200 Minor

Factual narrative

PLT DEPARTED ON FLT WITH 30 GALS FUEL. EN ROUTE WEATHER REQUIRED ROUTE DEVIATION, EXTENDING FLT. CALCULATED FUEL RESERVE WAS CONSUMED BEFORE REACHING DESTINATION. WHEN FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED, PLT ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING ON CURVING ROAD. ACFT DEPARTED ROAD SURFACE AT CURVE DURING LANDING ROLL, WENT INTO MARSHY TERRAIN & COLLIDED WITH TWO SIGN STRUCTURES. GEAR COLLAPSED IN OVERLOAD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA350.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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