# NTSB FTW81FRG03: Piper PA-28R, N15454, Kenedy, TX, October 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1980
- Place: Kenedy, TX · KENEDY, TX
- Location: 28.8091° N, 97.8538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenedy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8091&lon=-97.8538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2968   80/10/3   KENEDY,TX           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1655
        TIME - 0115                    N15454              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERNS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENEDY,TX                   HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- RTNG RING,PN 16625-1081,MISSING.SPACER,PN 76118,MOVD,BLOCKED BREATHER.NGT LNDG W OIL ON WINDSHIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15454 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kerns County

## 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 19801003050019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003050019A), Oct 3, 1980: Piper PA28R200, Kenedy, TX, Substantial damage. Engine lost oil pressure & oil appeared on windshild shortly after takeoff. Aircraft hit wires during landing.

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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