# NTSB FTW81FPJ08: Piper PA-38, N2405L, Hennessey, OK, January 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1981
- Place: Hennessey, OK · HENNESSEY, OK
- Location: 36.1058° N, 97.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hennessey, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1058&lon=-97.8986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0116   81/1/4    HENNESSEY,OK        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N2405L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIEGMANNS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENID,OK                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- PRACTICING TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK TO LOW PASSES OVER RWY,AVOIDING BULL ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2405L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2405L-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 38-79A0694, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Siegmanns

## 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 19810104000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810104000379A), Jan 4, 1981: Piper PA38112, Hennessey, OK, Substantial damage. Practice approaches to unscheduled private field. Saw bull on runway, panicked. Stalled, veered off, hit tree.

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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