# Accident 19810412015699A: Piper PA32260, Texarkana, AR, April 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1981, 21:00 local time
- Place: Texarkana, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3726W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3726W-1983-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 5 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 FTW81FRJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ12), Apr 12, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N3726W), Texarkana, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N3726W (1)

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

- [Incident 19801223087979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223087979I), Dec 23, 1980: Piper PA32260 (N3726W), Memphis, TX. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot had approximately 5 minutes fuel in an unselected tank.

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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