# NTSB FTW80FPD37: Piper PA-32, N31605, Henrietta, TX, July 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1980
- Place: Henrietta, TX · HENRIETTA, TX
- Location: 33.8143° N, 98.1928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henrietta, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8143&lon=-98.1928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31605-2012-03-02), registration cancelled 2012-03-02, S/N 32-7840136, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Henrietta

## 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 19800722028949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722028949A), Jul 22, 1980: Piper PA32300, Henrietta, TX, Substantial damage. Struck horizontal oil derrick being put together on runway. Airport FBO failed to NOTAM and mark runway closed.

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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