# Accident 19810614032359A: Piper PA23160, Carrizo Springs, TX, June 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1981, 10:40 local time
- Place: Carrizo Springs, TX
- Airport: Dimmit Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5222° N, 99.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DIMMIT COUNTY (CZT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5222&lon=-99.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4042P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4042P-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,410 total, 650 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810614032359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. MUSHED INTO GROUND CIRCLING TO LAND. FAILED TO FEATHER PROP OR CLEAN UP AIRPLANE.

## 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 FTW81FRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG43), Jun 14, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N4042P), Carrizo Sprgs, TX, destroyed

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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