# Accident 20190728022969A: Piper PA-34-200, Gainesville, TX, July 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2019, 16:22 local time
- Place: Gainesville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 33.6600° N, 97.1945° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6600&lon=-97.1945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456AG-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 (registry code 41835, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 71 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190728022969A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA238), Jul 28, 2019: Piper PA34 (N456AG), Gainesville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach with asymmetric engine power, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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