# Incident 19970614017449I: Piper PA25235, Fort Worth, TX, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94MC-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-G1A5 (registry code 42344, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-g1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614017449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT 1400 HOUR (LOCAL) AIRCRAFT N94MC WAS TOWING A 20X40 BILLBOARD EXPERIENCED A ROPE BREAKAGE THAT RESULTED IN THE BILLBOARD FALLING TO THE GROUND IN A WEST PARKING LOT AT THE TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS OF THE RESULT OF THE BILLBOARD FALLING TO THE GROUND. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. NO FAR'S WERE VIOLATED.

## Other reports on N94MC (2)

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

- [Accident 20150627009959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150627009959A), Jun 27, 2015: Piper PA-25-235 (N94MC), Galveston, TX, Substantial damage. On 06/27/2015 at approximately 12:30 pm CDT an aircraft N94MC, model: PA-25-235 crashed into a field while making a forced landing. The aircraft had departed…
- [Incident 20120505007799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505007799I), May 5, 2012: Piper PA-25-235 (N94MC), Houston, TX, No damage. N94MC, a Piper PA-25-235 aircraft, while doing a banner tow operation in the vecinity of downtown Houston, TX, experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot…

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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