# NTSB FTW78FQG39: Piper PA-28, N3965K, Plainview, TX, June 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1978
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FQG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1645  78/6/29    PLAINVIEW,TX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 166
        TIME - 0545                    N3965K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVIEW,TX                GALVESTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION BARRIER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3965K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3965K-2000-04-12), registration cancelled 2000-04-12, S/N 28-23848 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hale 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 19780629015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629015919A), Jun 29, 1978: Piper PA28140, Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with runway construction barrier.

## Other investigations on N3965K (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 MIA98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA082), Feb 20, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N3965K), Graniteville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the number three exhaust valve, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. Related factors were: the obstructions (earthen embankment and fence) in the emergency (forced)…

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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