# NTSB FTW80FRA01: Dehavilland DH-82A, N7404, Cypress, TX, October 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1979
- Place: Cypress, TX · CYPRESS, TX
- Location: 29.9691° N, 95.6972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cypress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9691&lon=-95.6972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2522  79/10/14   CYPRESS,TX          DEHAVILLAND DH-82A  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1109
        TIME - 1640                    N7404               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEISER AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONROE,TX                   CYPRESS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- EYE ON RGT AXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED(WHERE COMPRESSION STRUT WAS ATTACHED).
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7404](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7404), registered now, S/N T7129, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH-82A
- Registry model: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weiser Airpark

## 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 19791014026779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014026779A), Oct 14, 1979: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Cypress, TX, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Rough runway. Fatigue crack.

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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