# NTSB FTW79FRA05: Piper PA-28, N1140Q, Pearland, TX, December 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1978
- Place: Pearland, TX · PEARLAND, TX
- Location: 29.5636° N, 95.2860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5636&lon=-95.2860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3289   78/12/5   PEARLAND,TX         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 148
        TIME - 1000                    N1140Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUSTON,TX                  LOCAL                        PEARLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- METAL TRASH CONTAINER.PLT THOUGHT HE RAN OVER CHUCKHOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1140Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1140Q), registered now, S/N 28-7716086 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pearland

## 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 19781205036209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205036209A), Dec 5, 1978: Piper PA28160, Pearland, TX, Substantial damage. Metal trash container. Plt thought he ran over chuckhole.

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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