# Accident 19990821013269A: Piper PA28180, Weatherford, TX, August 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Airport: Parker County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7502° N, 97.7691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7502&lon=-97.7691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8981J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981J-2000-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821013269A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOOK OFF, CLEARED A PERIMETER FENCE, LOST ALTITUDE, CRASHED IN A FIELD, AND STRUCK A TREE. (-23)ON AUGUST 21, 1999, AT 1055 A PIPER PA-28-180, REGISTRATION NUMBER N8981J, PART OWNED BY KENNETH OLSON CRAHSED AFTER TAKEOFF AT PARKER COUNTY AIRPORT DURING A PART 91 FLIGHT.  VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONSPREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY.  THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES WERE SERIOUS.  THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND/PRIVATE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 366622636.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PARKER COUNTY AIRPORT ON AUGUST 21, 1999 AT 1050.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH DURING THE RUN-UP AND THAT HE LEANED THE MIXTURE AND TOOK-OFF.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT DURING THE CLIMB, THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED.

## 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 FTW99LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA230), Aug 21, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N8981J), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the initial takeoff climb for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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