# NTSB FTW79FA064: Piper PA-22, N936A, Gladewater, TX, March 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1979
- Place: Gladewater, TX · GLADEWATER, TX
- Location: 32.5425° N, 94.9471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gladewater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5425&lon=-94.9471&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0578  79/3/17    GLADEWATER,TX       PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1076
        TIME - 1800                    N936A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLADEWATER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLADEWATER,TX               MOUNT PLEASANT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N936A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N936A-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 22-242, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Gladewater Muni

## 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 19790317006119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317006119A), Mar 17, 1979: Piper PA22, Gladewater, TX, Destroyed. Pilot buzzed populated area in airport traffic pattern. Aircraft struck trees and wires.

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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