# Accident 19801111067849A: Piper PA25235, White Castle, LA, November 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: White Castle, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.1617° N, 91.1485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Castle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1617&lon=-91.1485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7053Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7053Z-1991-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,400 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801111067849A

## Narrative

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

FULL LOAD HOT HUMID DAY SETTLED WITH POWER ON DOWNWIND TURN AFTER TAKEOFF LANDED CROSS FURROW IN CANE FIELD.

## 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 FTW81DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD06), Nov 11, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N7053Z), White Castle, LA, 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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