# NTSB FTW81DA060: Piper PA-25, N6337Z, Kilgore, TX, March 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1981
- Place: Kilgore, TX · KILGORE, TX
- Location: 32.3967° N, 94.8600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kilgore, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3967&lon=-94.8600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA060

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0872  81/3/29    KILGORE,TX          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 252
        TIME - 1215                    N72699              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KILGORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAUD,TX                     KILGORE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- MUD PUDDLES IN FIRST ONE THIRD OF RUNWAY.PLT STATED LNDD LONG TO AVOID PUDDLES.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0872  81/3/29    KILGORE,TX          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 312
        TIME - 1215                    N6337Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KILGORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAUD,TX                     KILGORE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- MUD PUDDLES IN FIRST ONE THIRD OF RUNWAY.PLT STATED LNDD APPROX 200FT BFR PUDDLES.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6337Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6337Z-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 25-447, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kilgore

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N72699](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72699), registered now, S/N 9875, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kilgore

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810329013002A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329013002A), Mar 29, 1981: Piper PA25, Kilgore, TX, Substantial damage. A Cessna 140, N72699, landed on top of subject aircraft as it leveled for landing. Believed 140 was going around.
- [Accident 19810329013001A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329013001A), Mar 29, 1981: Cessna 140, Kilgore, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on top of a PA25, N6337Z, as both were leveling off for landing. N72699 was landing long, other short.

## Other investigations on N6337Z (2)

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 MKC88DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCQ02), May 7, 1988: Piper PA-25-150 (N6337Z), Chase, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC79DER40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER40), May 25, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N6337Z), Watson, MN, 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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