# NTSB FTW80DRG28: Piper J4, N38090, Eagle Pass, TX, February 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1980
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX · EAGLE PASS, TX
- Location: 28.7011° N, 100.4762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7011&lon=-100.4762&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 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0572  80/2/23    EAGLE PASS,TX       PIPER J4            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 378
        TIME - 1030                    N38090              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE PASS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE PASS,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38090](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38090), registered now, S/N 4-1543, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4
- Registry model: [Piper J4E](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4e) (registry code 7100610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Pass

## 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 19800223003839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223003839A), Feb 23, 1980: Piper J4E, Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. Airplane veered off runway at touchdown. Struck trees. Found broken aileron cable.

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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