# Accident 20011122035149A: Piper PA28160, Benwheeler, TX, November 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2001, 10:04 local time
- Place: Benwheeler, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4014° N, 95.5425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4014&lon=-95.5425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6321W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6321W-2002-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011122035149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIPER PA-28, LOST RADAR CONTACT SHORTLY AFTER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PILOT AND LONGVIEW APPROACH. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN WOODED AREA APPROX. 10 MILES WEST OF TYLER-POUNDS FIELD. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED, FIRE AFTER IMPACT, ONE SOUL ON BOARD-FATALLY INJURED. WITNESSES HEARD "SPUTTERING ENGINE NOISE, THEN LOUD THUD". TEXAS DPS AND MIDWAY VFD FIRST ON SCENE. FAA IIC ARRIVED 1500 HRS. DEPARTED @ 1745 HRS.

## 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 FTW02FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA040), Nov 22, 2001: Piper PA-28-160 (N6321W), Ben Wheeler, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

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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