# NTSB FTW78FRJ10: Piper PA-28R, N1153X, Mt.Enterprise, TX, January 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1978
- Place: Mt.Enterprise, TX · MT.ENTERPRISE, TX
- Location: 31.9116° N, 94.6828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Enterprise, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9116&lon=-94.6828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0124  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780113001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113001249A), Jan 13, 1978: Piper PA28R200, Mt.Enterprise, LA, 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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