# Accident 20050410005119A: Piper PA28R200, Jefferson, TX, April 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2005, 11:07 local time
- Place: Jefferson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8050° N, 94.5847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8050&lon=-94.5847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2981R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2981R-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410005119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 HOURS LOCAL TIME, PIPER AIRCRAFT PA-28R-200, N2981R IMPACTED POWER LINES CROSSING A BODY OF WATER LOCALLY REFERRED TO AS ALLEYS CREEK, A SECTION OF LAKE O THE PINES NEAR JEFFERSON, TEXAS. THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. WITNESS STATEMENTS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE ACROSS THE LAKE AND "PULLED UP" TO CLEAR A CAUSEWAY AND BRIDGE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE POWERLINES IN A RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE AND CRASHED INTO THE LAKE 3/10TH OF A MILE PAST THE BRIDGE AND CAUSEWAY. THE POWERLINES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AT A HEIGHT OF 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE WATERLINE OF THE LAKE. ONE OF THE CABLES WAS SEVERED AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE DISTANCE ACROSS THE BODY OF WATER.

## 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 DFW05FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA099), Apr 10, 2005: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2981R), Jefferson, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an unmarked transmission line. A contributing factor was the low altitude flight.

## Other reports on N2981R (1)

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

- [Accident 20030109031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109031109A), Jan 9, 2003: Piper PA28R200 (N2981R), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 9, 2003, about 1000 central standard time, a Piper PA-24R-200 single engine aircraft, N2981R, sustained damage when it impacted the runway…

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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