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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Gainesville, TX · July 28, 2019

Date: July 28, 2019 · 16:22 local
Place: Gainesville, TX
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: U9FS
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N456AG
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA238
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 536 total71 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N456AGRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350330 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-C1E6Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 28,2019 at 1622 central time, a Piper PA-34-200 aircraft, N456AG, registered to privacy data omitted and operated by a certified flight instructor, was destroyed on impact with the ground .25 miles east of Gainesville airport, Gainesville, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instruction flight was being conducted under the provision of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 141 without a flight plan. The CFI and student were fatal. The flight originated from the denton airport, denton, Texas.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 28,2019 AT 1622 CENTRAL TIME, A PIPER PA-34-200 AIRCRAFT, N456AG, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND .25 MILES EAST OF GAINESVILLE AIRPORT, GAINESVILLE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 141 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE FATAL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DENTON AIRPORT, DENTON, TEXAS.

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 CEN19FA238Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportGainesville, TXThe pilots’ failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach with asymmetric engine power, which resulted in a loss of control.Jul 28, 2019 · Destroyed