# Accident 19790719019589A: Piper PA32300, Ft Worth, TX, July 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1979, 06:15 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4181R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4181R-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,731 total, 13 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719019589A

## Narrative

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

HOT STARTED ACFT ENG. ON RAMP WITH THROTTLE FULL OPEN. FAILED TO CLOSE THROTTLE & USE BRAKES. ACFT STRUCK PARK ACFT

## 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 FTW79FPD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD30), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N4181R), Ft.Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4181R (1)

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

- [Accident 19731006030499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731006030499A), Oct 6, 1973: Piper PA32300 (N4181R), Eagle, CO, Substantial damage. Lint in selector valve allowed air from empty tank to enter fuel line.

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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