# Accident 20260413004089A: Piper PA-28-180, Corpus Christi, TX, April 13, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2026, 19:19 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7849° N, 97.5217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7849&lon=-97.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 319 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260413004089A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 13, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1919 CDT, A PIPER CHEROKEE PA-28-180 AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT CRP WHEN THEY REPORTED ENGINE ISSUES ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 13.  AT THIS POINT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER FLYING THE AIRPLANE AND IT SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK POWER LINES AND IMPACTED A SERVICE ROAD ABOUT .5 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 13.  A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 CEN26LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA164), Apr 14, 2026: Piper PA-28-180 (N317HM), Corpus Christi, TX, destroyed, investigation ongoing

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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