# Incident 19781029027739I: Piper PA28181, Huntsville, TX, October 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7235° N, 95.5508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7235&lon=-95.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8996E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8996E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 65 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029027739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AG PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TURN OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8996E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891112060429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112060429I), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N8996E), Lubbock, TX. Engine quit on takeoff due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel selector was mounted incorrectly. Indicated wrong tank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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