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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Hereford, TX · September 9, 2018

Date: September 9, 2018 · 11:00 local
Place: Hereford, TX
Airport: Hereford Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4078W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA378
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 4
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total36 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N4078WRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40121 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 9, 2018, at approximately 1100 am local time, N4078W, a Piper PA-32-300 impacted the ground shortly after takeoff coming to rest approximately 200 yards southeast of runway 20 at the Hereford Municipal Airport in Hereford, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a private flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and three (3) passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Hereford Municipal Airport (hrx) in Hereford, Texas on September 9, 2018, at APPROXIMATELY1100.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 AM LOCAL TIME, N4078W, A PIPER PA-32-300 IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 20 AT THE HEREFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN HEREFORD, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND THREE (3) PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HEREFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (HRX) IN HEREFORD, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY1100.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN18LA378Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHereford, TXThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Sep 9, 2018 · Destroyed