# Accident 19960108000279A: Piper PA28160, Decatur, TX, January 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Airport: Decatur Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2292° N, 97.5899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2292&lon=-97.5899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5505W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5505W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,390 total, 200 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960108000279A

## Narrative

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

TAIL TIED DOWN. HAND STARTED ENGINE. BROKE TIEDOWN. PILOT INJURED TRYING FOR THROTTLE. PLANE STRUCK WINDSOCK POLE.

## 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 FTW96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA086), Jan 8, 1996: Piper PA-28-160 (N5505W), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow proper starting procedures, and an inadequate tie-down.

## Other reports on N5505W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760618016879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760618016879A), Jun 18, 1976: Piper PA28160 (N5505W), Kennard, NE, Substantial damage. Emerg ldg in corn fld-struck ditch. Used 100LL and 100/130 octane fuel. Ex value nr 1 cyl broke.

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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