# NTSB FTW77DRG25: Piper PA-31T, N82037, Port Lavaca, TX, January 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1977
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX · PORT LAVACA, TX
- Location: 28.6180° N, 96.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lavaca, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6180&lon=-96.6283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0385  77/1/14    PORT LAVACA,TX      PIPER PA-31T        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1560
        TIME - 1415                    N82037              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALHOUN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   PORT LAVACA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOTAM SHOWING RWY CLOSED WAS AVAILABLE TO PILOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N82037 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calhoun County

## 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 19770114004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770114004999A), Jan 14, 1977: Piper PA31T, Port Lavaca, TX, Substantial damage. NOTAM showing rwy closed was available to pilot.

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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