# NTSB FTW78FPD23: Piper J5A, N32889, Flower Mound, TX, July 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Flower Mound, TX · FLOWER MOUND, TX
- Location: 33.0146° N, 97.0970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flower Mound, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0146&lon=-97.0970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD23-201229

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1794   78/7/7    FLOWER MOUND,TX     PIPER J5A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 180
        TIME - 1800                    N32889              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED POINT BUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLOWER MOUND,TX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32889](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32889-1993-03-26), registration cancelled 1993-03-26, S/N 287505101 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Red Point Bud

## Other investigations on N32889 (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 SEA93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA003), Oct 3, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N32889), Powell, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ASSURE CLEARANCE FROM THE RADIO TOWER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MARKED TOWER AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

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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