# Accident 20191013019559A: Piper PA-28R-200, Springtown, TX, October 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2019, 12:15 local time
- Place: Springtown, TX
- Airport: Kezer Air Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9867° N, 97.6197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9867&lon=-97.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75139, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75139-2021-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191013019559A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N75139, A PIPER PA-28R-200, S/N: 28R-7635269, CRASHED IN A GRASSY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET NORTH OF KEZER AIR RANCH AIRPORT (61TE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT 61TE AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE POWER LOSS APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF 61TE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY U.S. AVIATION GROUP, LLC AND WAS FLOWN BY A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH AIRCRAFT SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING AND A VALID SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN, APPROXIMATELY 1,100 FEET NORTH OF 61TE, AND IMPACTED A STEEL GATE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET NORTH OF 61TE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY FACING WEST APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET NORTH OF 61TE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT WING HAD NO FUEL AND THE RIGHT WING HAD APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS. FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED. NO RESTRICTIONS WERE FOUND IN THE AIR INTAKE. APPROXIMATELY 4 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS SUMPED FROM THE GASCOLATOR. FUEL SUMPED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED NO WATER OR VISIBLE PARTICULATES. ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED. ALL SPARK PLUGS EXCEPT FOR THE LOWER #4 SPARK PLUG FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH LITTLE TO NO CARBON BUILD UP AND NO LEAD DEPOSITS. LOWER #4 SPARK PLUG OIL FOULED. ENGINE PERFORMANCE RUN WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRFRAME AFTER AIRCRAFT RECOVERY AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS VISUALLY CHECKED AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK DURING THE ENGINE RUN REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN20LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA016), Oct 13, 2019: Piper PA-28R-200 (N75139), Springtown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N75139 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810529033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529033509I), May 29, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N75139), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Landed with right gear not fully extended. Maintenance found rod assembly door bolt installed backward.
- [Accident 19800331007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800331007249A), Mar 31, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N75139), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Stalled iced airplane on level off for landing. Impact with runway drove left main gear through top of wing.

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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