# NTSB FTW81FPD20: Piper PA-28, N8081P, Rhome, TX, May 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1981
- Place: Rhome, TX · RHOME, TX
- Location: 33.0789° N, 97.4932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhome, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0789&lon=-97.4932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0976   81/5/2  NR.RHOME,TX           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1621                    N8081P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RHOME,TX                     FT WORTH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8081P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081P), registered now, S/N 28-8016056, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (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

## 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 19810502023439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502023439A), May 2, 1981: Piper PA28161, Rhome, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from short muddy strip. Crashed through fence at end of runway.

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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