# Accident 19790817026269A: Piper PA38112, Springtown, TX, August 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Springtown, TX
- Airport: Kezer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9693° N, 97.6804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springtown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9693&lon=-97.6804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2573D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2573D-1982-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 79 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817026269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BELIEVED AIRCRAFT ENGINE NOT GETTING FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. RAN INTO FENCE. ENGINE NORMAL.

## 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 FTW79DPD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD36), Aug 17, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2573D), Springtown, 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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