# NTSB FTW80FRG43: Piper PA-28, N55580, Blanco, TX, May 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1980
- Place: Blanco, TX · BLANCO, TX
- Location: 30.0986° N, 98.4171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0986&lon=-98.4171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0576  80/5/26    BLANCO,TX           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 57,
        TIME - 1530                    N55580              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  276 TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TATUM RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMILTON,TX                 BLANCO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55580](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55580-1995-11-08), registration cancelled 1995-11-08, S/N 287325436 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tatum Ranch

## 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 19800526017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526017079A), May 26, 1980: Piper PA28140, Blanco, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long on private strip. Unable to stop on runway. Ran off end. Ran through two fences.

## Other investigations on N55580 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI75FEC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC32), Jan 2, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N55580), Troy, MI, substantial damage

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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