# NTSB FTW80FRG04: Piper PA-22, N1527P, Portland, TX, October 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1979
- Place: Portland, TX · PORTLAND, TX
- Location: 27.8890° N, 97.3316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8890&lon=-97.3316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3868  79/10/23   PORTLAND,TX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 42, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1527P              PX-  0  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1527P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunt

## 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 19791023039949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023039949A), Oct 23, 1979: Piper PA22135, Portland, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane landing in crosswind.

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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