# Accident 19960908045169A: Piper PA36300, Stanton, TX, September 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Stanton, TX
- Airport: Stanton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TRZG
- Location: 32.1191° N, 101.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1191&lon=-101.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57871, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57871-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,861 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908045169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRE SPRAYING EDGE OF MILO FIELD. LOST RUDDER AND CONTROL LANDING ON AIRPORT. STRUCTURAL EMPANNAGE DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA029), Sep 8, 1996: Piper PA-36-300 (N57871), Stanton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a wire resulting in the separation of the rudder and a loss of aircraft control.

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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