# Accident 20131217025359A: Palestine, TX, December 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Palestine, TX
- Airport: Palestine Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7797° N, 95.7063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALESTINE MUNI (PSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7797&lon=-95.7063&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131217025359A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 AT PALESTINE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED UNSTABLE ON FINAL APPROACH, STALLED AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET AND NOSE-DIVED INTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, LEFT SPAR BROKEN, NOSE CRUSHED, NOSE GEAR BROKEN OFF. PILOT WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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