# Accident 19801003050019A: Piper PA28R200, Kenedy, TX, October 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1980, 20:15 local time
- Place: Kenedy, TX
- Airport: Karnes Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8752° N, 97.9128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Karnes City Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8752&lon=-97.9128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15454 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,655 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003050019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE & OIL APPEARED ON WINDSHILD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES DURING LANDING.

## 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 FTW81FRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG03), Oct 3, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N15454), Kenedy, 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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