# NTSB FTW76DPD24: Piper PA-28, N4539T, Mineral Wells, TX, January 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1976
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
- Location: 32.8207° N, 98.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8207&lon=-98.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0078   76/1/9    MINERAL WELLS,TX    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N4539T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 460 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            81 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL WELLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KILLEEN,TX                  MINERAL WELLS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- VASI WAS AVAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4539T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4539T-1981-03-12), registration cancelled 1981-03-12, S/N 28-7205180, built 1972 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Mineral Wells

## 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 19760109000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760109000179A), Jan 9, 1976: Piper PA28180, Mineral Wells, TX, Destroyed. VASI was avail.

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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