# NTSB FTW79FPD30: Piper PA-32, N4181R, Ft.Worth, TX, July 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1979
- Place: Ft.Worth, TX · FT.WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1337  79/7/19    FT.WORTH,TX         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 4731
        TIME - 1815                    N4181R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHEM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.WORTH,TX                 WILBURTON,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO DH-125,N94BD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4181R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4181R-2013-03-26), registration cancelled 2013-03-26, S/N 32-40511, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meachem 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 19790719019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719019589A), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA32300, Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Hot started acft eng. On ramp with throttle full open. Failed to close throttle & use brakes. Acft struck park acft

## Other investigations on N4181R (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN74FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE23), Oct 6, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4181R), Eagle, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0307), Nov 28, 1968: Piper PA-32 (N4181R), El Paso, 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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