# Accident 19931211046799A: Piper PA28180, Fort Worth, TX, December 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1993, 17:57 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8797° N, 97.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8797&lon=-97.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8835J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8835J-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,130 total, 5 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931211046799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF VERIFIED BY WITNESS AND PROP DAMAGE. RELANDED ON RUNWAY. OVERRAN INTO A FENCE.

## 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 FTW94LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA047), Dec 11, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N8835J), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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