- Date
- February 24, 1979
- Place
- Zapata, TX · ZAPATA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N54388Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790224003519A
- Case key
- 137873
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0286 79/2/24 ZAPATA,TX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 453 TIME - 1400 N54388 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 421 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAPATA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAREDO,TX ZAPATA,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ROAD FOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC CROSSES APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54388
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Zapata
N54388Registration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.