# Accident 19970625016059A: Piper PA28RT201, White Right, TX, June 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: White Right, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5104° N, 96.3898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5104&lon=-96.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8326S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8326S-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970625016059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER REPAIR OF THROTTLE CABLE BY A&P, PILOT COMPLIED WITH 91.103 THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF. AT ABOUT 1500' DISTANCE, HE DECIDED TO ABORT.  AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME HE TRAVELED ACROSS A TERRACE IN THE FIELD AND WENT AIRBORNE, LOST CONTROL, AND HIT A FENCE THAT REMOVED THE LEFT WING FROM THE AIRPLANE.  THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE FUSELAGE SLID TO A STOP.  THE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 FTW97LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA235), Jun 25, 1997: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8326S), Whitewright, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for takeoff. A factor was the dirt bank (terrace).

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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