# NTSB FTW79DPD36: Piper PA-38, N2573D, Springtown, TX, August 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1979
- Place: Springtown, TX · SPRINGTOWN, TX
- Location: 32.9693° N, 97.6804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springtown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9693&lon=-97.6804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2145  79/8/17    SPRINGTOWN,TX       PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 150
        TIME - 1545                    N2573D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEZER AIR RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGTOWN,TX               FT.WORTH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2573D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2573D-1982-09-30), registration cancelled 1982-09-30, S/N 38-79A0381, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kezer Air Ranch

## 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 19790817026269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817026269A), Aug 17, 1979: Piper PA38112, Springtown, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot believed aircraft engine not getting full power on takeoff. Aborted. Ran into fence. Engine normal.

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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