# Accident 19790423036369A: Piper PA16, Waco, TX, April 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1979, 20:20 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Madison Cooper
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5665H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5665H-2024-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790423036369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS THE BRAKES LOCKED. FOUND UNAPPROVED BRAKES INSTALLED. CAUSE OF LOCKED BRAKE UNDETERMINED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW79FPA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA15), Apr 23, 1979: Piper PA-16 (N5665H), Waco, TX, substantial damage

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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