FTW80FPD37

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Henrietta, TX · July 22, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1980
Place
Henrietta, TX · HENRIETTA, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N31605Piper PA-32
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800722028949A
Case key
129926

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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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3-1306  80/7/22  NR.HENRIETTA,TX       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0910                    N31605              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 1146 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            127 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENRIETTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENID,OK                    HENRIETTA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT STRK OIL DERRICK BEING CONST'D ON RWY. RWY WAS NOT MARKED CLOSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N31605
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Henrietta

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.