# NTSB FTW71AF083: Piper PA-28, N98279, Beckville, TX, June 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1971
- Place: Beckville, TX · BECKVILLE, TX
- Location: 32.2435° N, 94.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beckville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2435&lon=-94.4561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0938  71/6/12    BECKVILLE,TEX       PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1232                    N98279              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 1679 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            679 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONGVIEW,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TREES 65 FT AGL NEXT TO LARGE OPEN FLD. FLT TRNG SYLLABUS LISTED EMERG LDG PRACTICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98279](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98279-1971-08-05), registration cancelled 1971-08-05, S/N 28-26143, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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