# Accident 20120922020149A: Piper PA-28R-180, Roanoke, TX, September 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2012, 13:56 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: N.W. Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0506° N, 97.2319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0506&lon=-97.2319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4567J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4567J-2015-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA654](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA654) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120922020149A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 HOURS, N4567J, A PIPER PA-28R-180 OPERATED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER CRASHED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 17 AT NORTH WEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROANOKE , TEXAS (52F), DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO FAMILIARIZE THE OWNER WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICALFLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.  THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM 52F ON 09/22/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300.  THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## 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 CEN12FA654](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA654), Sep 22, 2012: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4567J), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's failure to adequately correct the water contamination effects. Contributing…

## Other reports on N4567J (3)

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

- [Incident 20080504837489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080504837489I), May 4, 2008: Piper PA28R180 (N4567J), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. On may 4, 2008 at approximately 1700 EDT a Piper model PA-28R-180, N4567J registered to daytona beach aviation leading LLC performed a gear up landing at Space…
- [Incident 19941201044619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941201044619I), Dec 1, 1994: Piper PA28R200 (N4567J), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Turned off runway for unlighted taxiway that was not there.
- [Incident 19831009074409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831009074409I), Oct 9, 1983: Piper PA28R180 (N4567J), Sioux City, IA. The gear collapsed on the rollout. Flaps and gear switch were down. Gear extended by pulling it down after incident

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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