# NTSB FTW78FPA32: Piper PA-28, N47721, Pottsboro, TX, August 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Pottsboro, TX · POTTSBORO, TX
- Location: 33.7703° N, 96.6713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7703&lon=-96.6713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2103   78/8/6    POTTSBORO,TX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1550
        TIME - 1730                    N47721              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOE'S HIGHPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENTON,TX                   POTTSBORO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N47721 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Loe'S Highport

## 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 19780806022619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806022619A), Aug 6, 1978: Piper PA28180, Pottsboro, TX, Substantial damage

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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