# Accident 19821013052699A: Piper PA24250, Houston, TX, October 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1982, 14:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7005° N, 95.5298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7005&lon=-95.5298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5697P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5697P-2007-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 600 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821013052699A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY A GROUND SAFETY VEHICLE WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.VEHICLE DRIVER DID NOT SEE AIRCRAFT

## 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 FTW83LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA013), Oct 13, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N5697P), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5697P (1)

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

- [Accident 20061203025909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061203025909A), Dec 3, 2006: Piper PA24250 (N5697P), Jacksboro, TX. (-23) Off-field landing due to fuel starvation. During the telephone interview with the pilot in command (PIC) the day of the accident, the pilot reported that…

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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