# NTSB FTW76AQG79: Piper PA-32, N1165X, Wayside, TX, June 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1976
- Place: Wayside, TX · WAYSIDE, TX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AQG79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AQG79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1618  76/6/20    WAYSIDE,TX          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 174
        TIME - 1400                    N1165X              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC NEILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEREFORD,TX                 WAYSIDE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT SMALL WIRES ABV PWR LINES. VEERED OFF RWY INTO FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1165X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1165X), registered now, S/N 32-7540150, built 1975 (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: Mc Neill

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760620015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760620015709A), Jun 20, 1976: Piper PA32300, Wayside, TX, Substantial damage. Hit small wires abv pwr lines. Veered off rwy into fence.

## Other investigations on N1165X (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 CHI89LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA197), Sep 28, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N1165X), Lebanon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF THE AVAILABLE DISTANCE (RUNWAY LENGTH) FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND…

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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