# NTSB FTW81FRJ12: Piper PA-32, N3726W, Texarkana, AR, April 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1981
- Place: Texarkana, AR · TEXARKANA, AR
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0661  81/4/12    TEXARKANA,AR        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N3726W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEXARKANA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT WORTH,TX                 TEXARKANA,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IAW FLT MANUAL ACFT SHOULD HAVE HAD 20-25GAL FUEL IN L MAIN TANK,FOUND RUPTURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3726W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3726W-1983-05-04), registration cancelled 1983-05-04, S/N 32-639, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Texarkana Muni

## 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 19810412015699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015699A), Apr 12, 1981: Piper PA32260, Texarkana, AR, Destroyed. Engine quit on approach to runway. Aircraft crashed short of runway. Investigation revealed fuel mismanagement.

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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