FTW80DQG09

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Wink, TX · January 12, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 12, 1980
Place
Wink, TX · WINK, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4329TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800112000849A
Case key
132164

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0012  80/1/12    WINK,TX             PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N4329T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINKLER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONORA,TX                   WINK,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N4329T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Winkler County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4329T · 1

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