# NTSB FTW80DPD16: Piper PA-28, N8723N, Stamford, TX, March 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1980
- Place: Stamford, TX · STAMFORD, TX
- Location: 33.0462° N, 99.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stamford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0462&lon=-99.5970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (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): 131924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0550   80/3/2    STAMFORD,TX         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 190
        TIME - 1245                    N8723N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLEDGE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TX                  STAMFORD,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8723N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8723N-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 28-25535, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arledge 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 19800302004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302004669A), Mar 2, 1980: Piper PA28140, Stamford, TX, Destroyed. Landed downwind. Unable to stop on runway. Started to go around. Ran off end of runway.

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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