# Accident 19951116036629A: Piper PA28180, Heber Springs, AR, November 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Heber Springs, AR
- Airport: Heber Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4995° N, 92.0294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4995&lon=-92.0294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6551J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6551J-2017-07-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951116036629A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TURNING OFF RUNWAY. ALBEIT TOO FAST. CROSSED DITCH. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER. DAMAGE WING FIREWALL

## 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 FTW96LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA049), Nov 16, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N6551J), Heber Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during transition from landing roll to taxi. A factor relating to the accident was: a soft area in the grass runway.

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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