FTW78FRJ10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Mt.Enterprise, TX · January 13, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 13, 1978
Place
Mt.Enterprise, TX · MT.ENTERPRISE, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1153XPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780113001249A
Case key
143689

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0124  78/1/13    MT.ENTERPRISE,TX    PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 884
        TIME - 1745                    N1153X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              TYLER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS

Aircraft

Registration
N1153X
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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