# Accident 19961120036099A: Piper PA28R200, Fort Worth, TX, November 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1996, 05:31 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8201° N, 97.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8201&lon=-97.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1394T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1394T-1998-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961120036099A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW ILS GLIDE SLOPE AND DA. STRUCK HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINE SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPACTED TERRAIN. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 20, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0531 CST, A PIPER PA-28-R-200, N1394T, WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN WHILE OPERATING ON AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16L AT FORT WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH TO THIS RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 0511 CST. THE WEATHER CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN THE NEXT APPROACH. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWERLINE APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HIGHWAY SIGN, HIGHWAY GUARD RAIL AND TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW97FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA044), Nov 20, 1996: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1394T), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilots' continued descent of the aircraft below decision height. Factors contributing to the accident were the fog, the dark night illumination, one of the pilot's impairment due to use of…

## Other reports on N1394T (3)

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

- [Accident 19950629015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629015609A), Jun 29, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N1394T), Denton, TX, Substantial damage. Orientation student flight. CFI landed. Student on brake. No brakes CFI side PA28 skidded. Collapsed main gear.
- [Incident 19931030043739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931030043739I), Oct 30, 1993: Piper PA28R200 (N1394T), Rockwall, TX, Minor damage. Student and instructor forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19780216006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216006749A), Feb 16, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N1394T), Pewaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Engine oil quick drain valve opened during gear retraction. Engine drained out.

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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