# NTSB FTW79DPA19: Piper PA-22, N8914D, Farmersville, TX, May 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1979
- Place: Farmersville, TX · FARMERSVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.1609° N, 96.3607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmersville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1609&lon=-96.3607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8914D), registered now, S/N 22-6097, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mullins Landing

## 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 19790531012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531012879A), May 31, 1979: Piper PA23, Farmersville, TX, Substantial damage. Attempted short field takeoff. Unable to climb out of ground affect. Delayed in aborting takeoff.

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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