# NTSB FTW80DQG04: Piper PA-32, N32934, Crane, TX, November 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1979
- Place: Crane, TX · CRANE, TX
- Location: 31.3918° N, 102.3503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crane, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3918&lon=-102.3503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2927   79/11/3   CRANE,TX            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N32934              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRANE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRANE,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32934](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32934), registered now, S/N 32-7540075, built 1975 (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: Crane County

## 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 19791103033229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791103033229A), Nov 3, 1979: Piper PA32300, Crane, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed aircraft nose wheel first. Collapsed nose gear.

## Other investigations on N32934 (1)

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 FTW78FPA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA17), Apr 1, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N32934), San Diego, 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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