- Date
- May 31, 1979
- Place
- Farmersville, TX · FARMERSVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8914DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790531012879A
- Case key
- 136089
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0960 79/5/31 FARMERSVILLE,TX PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2015 N8914D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 971 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MULLINS LANDING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMERSVILLE,TX NORTH DALLAS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8914D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mullins Landing
N8914DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine 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.