30.6582° N, 93.9001° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirbyville, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 17, 1978 · 12:45 local
Place
Kirbyville, TX
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1495H
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
325 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot landed long. Lost directional control during heavy braking.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED LONG. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING HEAVY BRAKING.