# NTSB FTW79DRA35: Piper PA-28, N4247J, Sugarland, TX, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Sugarland, TX · SUGARLAND, TX
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1883  79/8/11    SUGARLAND,TX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 371
        TIME - 0040                    N4247J              PX-  0  0  2  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  SUGARLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4247J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4247J-1982-03-22), registration cancelled 1982-03-22, S/N 28-22603, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hull Field

## 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 19790811022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811022009A), Aug 11, 1979: Piper PA28140, Sugarland, TX, Substantial damage. Landing gear attach bolts worn. Some bolts broken for some time. First flight since annual inspection.

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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