# Accident 19800526017079A: Piper PA28140, Blanco, TX, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Blanco, TX
- Airport: Tatum Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1141° N, 98.4614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TATUM RANCH (26XS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1141&lon=-98.4614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55580-1995-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526017079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON PRIVATE STRIP. UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY. RAN OFF END. RAN THROUGH TWO FENCES.

## 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 FTW80FRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG43), May 26, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N55580), Blanco, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55580 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750102000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750102000269A), Jan 2, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N55580), Troy, MI, Substantial damage. Quick drain missing.

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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