# Accident 20110307004979A: Piper PA-22-108, Lockhart, TX, March 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2011, 17:20 local time
- Place: Lockhart, TX
- Airport: Lockhart Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8695° N, 97.6703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8695&lon=-97.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4571Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4571Z-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110307004979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED 50R IN AN UNREGISTERED AIRCRAFT, REPORTLY FLYING 300 FEET AND BELOW AROUND TOWN, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED GROUND, AIRCRAFT DESTROYED WITH MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. PILOT WILL NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR REPORT.

## 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 CEN11CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA217), Mar 7, 2011: Piper PA-22-108 (N4571Z), Lockhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees.

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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