# Accident 19970704046869A: Piper PA28140, Ashdown, AR, July 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1997, 11:50 local time
- Place: Ashdown, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6691° N, 94.1193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6691&lon=-94.1193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1798J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1798J-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704046869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 4, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 AM THE PILOT RONALD D. MOORE OF TEXARKANA, TX, WITH HIS DAUGHTER TOOK OFF FROM ATLANTA, TX, FLYING A PIPER CHEROKEE PA28-140, S/N 28-24224, N1798J. THEY FLEW AROUND LAKE WRIGHT PATMAN SITE-SEEING AND THEN FLEW TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP CALLED GARRISON, LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF ASHDOWN, AR. THE PILOT LANDED TO THE SOUTH AT GARRISON, TAXIED TO THE HANGER AND PICKED UP TWO MORE PASSENGERS. HE TAXIED TO THE NORTH PERFORMED A RUNUP AND ALL CHECKED OK AND PROCEEDED WITH A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. HE USED 1500 FEET OF THE 3000 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY TELEPHONE POLE HIGH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND QUIT CLIMBING. THE PILOT BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT 90 DEGREES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 AM THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING IN A CLEARING REMOVING THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER AT IMPACT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER SLIDING 90 FEET. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED, DESTROYING IT.

## 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 FTW97LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA250), Jul 4, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N1798J), Ashdown, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall/mush. A factor was the high density altitude.

## Other reports on N1798J (1)

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

- [Incident 19940522020199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940522020199I), May 22, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N1798J), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot stated unable to get airborne. Shut engine down. Skidded into parked car.

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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