# Accident 19801002050509A: Piper PA22135, Texarkana, TX, October 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1980, 11:07 local time
- Place: Texarkana, TX
- Airport: Shilling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4251° N, 94.0477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4251&lon=-94.0477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2546A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2546A-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 11 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002050509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT REPORTED SMOKE AND HEAT WHEN ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN LAKE NEAR AIRPORT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS OR FIRE EVIDENCE

## 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 FTW81FRJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ02), Oct 2, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N2546A), Texarkana, 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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