# NTSB FTW79DQD11: Piper PA-32, N36367, Kent, TX, June 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1979
- Place: Kent, TX · KENT, TX
- Location: 31.0693° N, 104.2171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0693&lon=-104.2171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1715  79/6/14  NR.KENT,TX            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1666
        TIME - 1220                    N36367              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 852 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECOS,TX                    VAN HORN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W ROCK.WND GUSTING 20 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36367](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36367-1989-11-17), registration cancelled 1989-11-17, S/N 32R7887038 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19790614015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614015639A), Jun 14, 1979: Piper PA32RT300T, Kent, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine malfunction, made landing on road. Struck stump, folded main gear.

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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