# Accident 20211230021519A: Piper PA-28-235, Presidio, TX, December 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2021, 15:49 local time
- Place: Presidio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6438° N, 104.3668° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6438&lon=-104.3668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8591W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8591W-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211230021519A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 30, 2021, AT 16:28 LOCAL(2228Z), A 1963 PIPER PA-28-235 FOUR PLACE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N8591W, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1,700 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE PRESIDIO LELY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPRS) LOCATED IN PRESIDIO, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT OPERATION  WAS UNKNOWN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT, AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINK, TEXAS 12/30/2021 AT 13:40 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 CEN22LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA091), Dec 30, 2021: Piper PA-28-235 (N8591W), Presidio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s failure to perform a preflight weight and balance calculation and his decision to operate the airplane beyond the allowable center of gravity limitations, which resulted…

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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