# NTSB FTW79FPA02: Piper PA-22, N34MC, Maybank, TX, October 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1978
- Place: Maybank, TX · MAYBANK, TX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2940  78/10/12 NR.MAYBANK,TX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1800                    N34MC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  219 TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARBOR POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MAYBANK,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N34MC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harbor Point

## 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 19781012031979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012031979A), Oct 12, 1978: Piper PA22150, Maybank, TX, Substantial damage

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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