# NTSB FTW80DPD14: Pazmany PL-4A, N521B, Fort Worth, TX, February 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1980
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0586  80/2/24    FORT WORTH,TX       PAZMANY PL-4A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 317
        TIME - 1505                    N521B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYCAMORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N521B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521B), registered now, S/N 521, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAZMANY PL-4A
- Registry model: [Bryant PAZMANY PL-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bryant-pazmany-pl-4a) (registry code 05608A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sycamore

## 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 19800224008439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224008439A), Feb 24, 1980: Amtrpz PL4A, Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Ground-looped. Ran off runway into a fence.

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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