# Accident 19950820025592A: Piper PA31T, Alpine, TX, August 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1995, 15:51 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine/Casparis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3604° N, 103.6600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3604&lon=-103.6600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53AM-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820025592A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON RUNWAY AND COLLIDED AT INTERSECTION WITH N5638T THAT LANDED ON RUNWAY 19. STATED MADE CALLS, VERIFIFIED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5638T, Cessna 172E: [Accident 19950820025591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820025591A)

## 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 FTW95LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA352), Aug 20, 1995: Piper PA-31T (N53AM), Alpine, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. A FACTOR WAS THE CESSNA'S INOPERATIVE RADIO.

## Other reports on N53AM (2)

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

- [Incident 20171023021459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171023021459I), Oct 23, 2017: Piper PA-31T (N53AM), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. On October 23, 2017 @ approximately 1317 CDT aircraft N53AM, a Piper PA-31T, serial number 31T-7920037 reported gear problem while inbound to Tyler, TX (tyr)…
- [Incident 19990120010229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990120010229I), Jan 20, 1999: Piper PA31T (N53AM), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. (-5)On January 20, 1999, at approximately 1420 hours local time, Piper aircraft N53A, owned in part by jmk holding management co., ltd., experienced a loss 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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