# Accident 20040804015969A: Piper PA32260, Mineral Wells, TX, August 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2004, 11:35 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7769° N, 98.0603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7769&lon=-98.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3352W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3352W-2004-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040804015969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1135 LOCAL TIME, PIPER PA-32-260, N3352W WAS OPERATED BY MR. DONALD DUFFY BROOKS WHEN EXECUTING A GO-AROUND OVER RUNWAY 31 AT MINERAL WELLS AIRPORT, TEXAS. EYEWITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BANK RIGHT 60 TO 80 DEGREES. THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A HIGH ENERGY TRANSMISSION CABLE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL INJURIES TO PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO OBJECTS ON THE GROUND.

## 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 DEN04FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA115), Aug 4, 2004: Piper PA-32-260 (N3352W), Mineral Wells, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude.

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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