# Accident 19990714008989A: Piper PA28151, Springtown, TX, July 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1999, 17:35 local time
- Place: Springtown, TX
- Airport: Kezer Air Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9593° N, 97.6802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9593&lon=-97.6802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44677, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44677-2000-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990714008989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1999, AT APPROX. 1735 CDT, A PA-28-151, N44677, OWNED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF TO THE SOUTH AT KEZER AIRPORT DURING A LEFT CROSSWIND DURING A PE RSONAL FLIGHT ON A CLEAR, DRY, WINDY DAY. NO FLIGHT PLAN WA FILED. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO A HEIGHT OF 20 FEET, ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE TREES FOR ABOUT 50 YARDS. THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT, FELL TO THE GORUND AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT WING AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; THE PILOT AND PASSENGERWERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KEZER AIRPORT, SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS ON JULY 14, 1999.

## 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 FTW99LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA189), Jul 14, 1999: Piper PA-28-151 (N44677), Springtown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees during the initial takeoff climb. A factor was the high density altitude.

## Other reports on N44677 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860226018749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860226018749I), Feb 26, 1986: Piper PA28151 (N44677), Eagle Pass, TX. Engine quit at cruise. Safe landing. Carburetor float was sticking.

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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