# NTSB FTW67D0297: Piper PA-28, N8981J, Tahoka, TX, October 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1966
- Place: Tahoka, TX · TAHOKA, TX
- Location: 33.1634° N, 101.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoka, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1634&lon=-101.7948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3594  66/10/28   TAHOKA TEX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N8981J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T-BAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN CRAB ATTITUDE.8 KNOT 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8981J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981J-2000-03-13), registration cancelled 2000-03-13, S/N 28-3004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: T-Bar

## Other investigations on N8981J (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 FTW99LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA230), Aug 21, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N8981J), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the initial takeoff climb for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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.

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