# Accident 19810526045689A: Piper PA32260, Moulton, TX, May 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1981, 14:16 local time
- Place: Moulton, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5722° N, 97.1466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moulton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5722&lon=-97.1466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3582W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3582W-1982-10-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 155 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810526045689A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TV ANTENNA, TREES, WIRES ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. HOT DAY, GRASS RUNWAY, LIGHT WIND. INCORRECT FLAP SETTING.

## 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 FTW81FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA095), May 26, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N3582W), Moulton, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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