# Accident 19810830052739A: Piper PA28140, Texhoma, OK, August 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Texhoma, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5054° N, 101.7874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texhoma, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5054&lon=-101.7874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5792F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5792F-1993-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830052739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM PASTURE. AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW81DQG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG60), Aug 30, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5792F), Texhoma, OK, destroyed

## Other reports on N5792F (1)

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

- [Accident 19730204002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204002009A), Feb 4, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N5792F), Eagle Nest, NM, Substantial damage. Hit roadway reflectors. Nose gr collapsed.

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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