# NTSB FTW80DQG09: Piper PA-28, N4329T, Wink, TX, January 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1980
- Place: Wink, TX · WINK, TX
- Location: 31.7545° N, 103.1541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wink, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7545&lon=-103.1541&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 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4329T-2020-05-29), registration cancelled 2020-05-29, S/N 28-7225146, built 1971 (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: Winkler 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 19800112000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800112000849A), Jan 12, 1980: Piper PA28/, Wink, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot reported left brake locked up on landing roll. Veered off runway. No brake defect found.

## Other investigations on N4329T (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 CEN17FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA139), Mar 25, 2017: Piper PA-28-140 (N4329T), Stonewall, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point following a loss of engine power and his inability to stop the airplane on the short, soft runway. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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