- Date
- March 21, 1980
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 7 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N59932Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1980
- FAA report
- 19800321007039A
- Case key
- 131638
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2207 80/3/21 HOUSTON,TX PIPER PA-31 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1949 N59932 PX- 5 3 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 33, 4313 TOTAL HOURS, 831 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM P.HOBBY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUSTON,TX BROWNWOOD,TX DALLAS/FT.WORTH,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISC-ACFT MARGINAL SINGLE-ENG PERFORMANCE CPBLTY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO LND IMMEDLY OR PROPERLY CONF ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59932
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- William P.Hobby
N59932Registration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · Piper PA-31-350Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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