# NTSB FTW71DRG54: Piper PA-32, N8997N, Mountain Home, TX, December 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1970
- Place: Mountain Home, TX · MOUNTAIN HOME, TX
- Location: 30.1746° N, 99.3803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1746&lon=-99.3803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4335   70/12/4   MOUNTAIN HOME,TEX   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 301
        TIME - 1335                    N8997N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - Y.O.RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TEX                 MOUNTAIN HOME,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT BOULDER. PVT STRIP LAND AT OWN RISK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8997N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8997N-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N 32-40880, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Y.O.Ranch

## Other investigations on N8997N (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 IAD78FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA093), Aug 10, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N8997N), Norfolk, VA, 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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