# Accident 19800223003839A: Piper J4E, Eagle Pass, TX, February 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Airport: Eagle Pass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7034° N, 100.4811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Eagle Pass Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7034&lon=-100.4811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38090, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38090) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4E (registry code 7100610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223003839A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY AT TOUCHDOWN. STRUCK TREES. FOUND BROKEN AILERON CABLE.

## 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 FTW80DRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG28), Feb 23, 1980: Piper J4 (N38090), Eagle Pass, 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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