# Accident 19820603020499A: Piper PA25235, Jayton, TX, June 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1982, 10:45 local time
- Place: Jayton, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.2493° N, 100.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2493&lon=-100.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6996Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6996Z-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820603020499A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN WHEEL BROKE INTO THREE PIECES DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO LEFT COLLAPSING RIGHT GEAR.

## 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 FTW82DA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA208), Jun 3, 1982: Piper PA-25-235 (N6996Z), Jayton, TX, 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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