# NTSB FTW80DRJ42: Messersnipe PT-101, N1672, Alto, TX, September 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1980
- Place: Alto, TX · ALTO, TX
- Location: 31.6510° N, 95.0708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alto, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6510&lon=-95.0708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2964  80/9/12    ALTO,TX             MESSERSNIPE PT-101  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 75, 605
        TIME - 1600                    N1672               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULFPORT,MS                 WACO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- HIT TERRACE COVERED WITH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1672](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1672-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 2, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MESSERSNIPE PT-101
- Registry model: [Messersnipe PT 101](https://openairdocs.org/model/messersnipe-pt-101) (registry code 05601TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800912040579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912040579A), Sep 12, 1980: Amtr PT101, Alto, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot got lost on crosscountry. Ran low on fuel and crashed during precautionary landing.

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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