# NTSB FTW78FA019: Piper PA-28R, N116MM, Giddings, TX, December 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1977
- Place: Giddings, TX · GIDDINGS, TX
- Location: 30.1837° N, 96.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Giddings, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1837&lon=-96.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3767  77/12/22   GIDDINGS,TX         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1242                    N116MM              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 1989 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            176 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N116MM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116MM-1978-02-14), registration cancelled 1978-02-14, S/N 28R-7703193, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lee 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 19771222039959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222039959A), Dec 22, 1977: Piper PA28R, Giddings, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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