# Accident 19800402007699A: Piper PA32R300, Houston, TX, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 18:58 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Wm P Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43829-2017-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 7 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402007699A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND,SHORT OF RUNWAY,ON ILS APPROACH.SAW APPROACH LIGHTS PRIOR TO IMPACT.FAILED TO MONITOR ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW80FRA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA22), Apr 2, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N43829), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43829 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150809013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150809013849A), Aug 9, 2015: Piper PA-32R-300 (N43829), Harbor Springs, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On aug 9, 2015 Piper PA32R-300 N43829 departed coleman a young (det) airport and flew to Harbor Springs (mgn) airport. On or about 2300 aug 9, 2015 aircraft…

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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