# Accident 19820726034079A: Piper PA34200T, Eagle Pass, TX, July 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1982, 13:50 local time
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Airport: Giebel Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7010° N, 100.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7010&lon=-100.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304CW-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,825 total, 297 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820726034079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS GRAVEL ON RUNWAY CAUSED BRAKES TO BE INEFFECTIVE, AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO A DIKE.

## 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 FTW82DA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA311), Jul 26, 1982: Piper PA-34-200T (N304CW), Eagle Pass, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N304CW (3)

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

- [Incident 20091231025809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091231025809I), Dec 31, 2009: Piper PA-34-200T (N304CW), Abita Springs, LA, Minor damage. 12/31/2009 Aircraft landed with nose gear stuck in the retracked (up) position.
- [Incident 20020723020719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020723020719I), Jul 23, 2002: Piper PA34200T (N304CW), New Roads, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was demonstrating an emergency descent to landing at the False River airport (hzr). During this maneuver the pilot noticed that he had misjudged…
- [Incident 20000113000679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000113000679I), Jan 13, 2000: Piper PA34200T (N304CW), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On January 13, 2000, Piper seneca N304CW, piloted by Mr. Kennedy j. downie, landed gear up at Brookley Airport, Mobile, AL. The aircraft came to rest on…

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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