# Accident 19930727025769A: Piper PA28161, Houston, TX, July 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1993, 11:20 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Gulf Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4791° N, 95.0995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4791&lon=-95.0995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3079M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3079M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 15 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727025769A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH AUTO DRIVEN BY LOST DRIVER. IMPACT TORE OFF LEFT WING.

## 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 FTW93LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA218), Jul 27, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N3079M), League City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: VISUAL LOOKOUT NOT MAINTAINED BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. A FACTOR WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE BECOMING INADVERTENTLY LOST.

## Other reports on N3079M (1)

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

- [Accident 20230927019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230927019399A), Sep 27, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N3079M), Whitesville, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed, around 2155 CDT, bowling green-warren county regional airport (bwg) to owensboro/daviess county regional airport (owb) for second leg of…

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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