# NTSB FTW80FA062: Piper PA-28, N8747N, Wagoner, OK, April 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1980
- Place: Wagoner, OK · WAGONER, OK
- Location: 35.9657° N, 95.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wagoner, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9657&lon=-95.3777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0235   80/4/9  NR.WAGONER,OK         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 349
        TIME - 2220                    N8747N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 276 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEQUOYAH ST PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WAGONER,OK                   MIAMI,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL-96MG%,URINE/ALCOHOL LVL-160MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8747N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8747N-1980-05-08), registration cancelled 1980-05-08, S/N 2825563 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sequoyah St Park

## 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 19800409008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800409008319A), Apr 9, 1980: Piper PA28140, Wagoner, OK, Destroyed. Dived arplane over airport after takeoff & buzzed friends in parking lot. Hit trees. Clear, dark night.

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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