# Accident 19800621021629A: Piper J2PIPER, Bangs, TX, June 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Bangs, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7161° N, 99.1303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bangs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7161&lon=-99.1303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16669, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16669-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-2 (registry code 7100402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A40 series (registry code 17001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J2PIPER
- Reported engine: CONT A404
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 907 total, 157 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621021629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB-OUT FROM TAKEOFF. STALLED AIRPLANE ON EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND MAG WIRE HAD GROUNDED.

## 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 FTW80DPD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD35), Jun 21, 1980: Piper J-2 (N16669), Bangs, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16669 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900121000769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121000769I), Jan 21, 1990: Piper J2PIPER (N16669), Brownwood, TX, Minor damage. Engine running rough. Forced landing on golf course. Suspect carburator icing.

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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