# NTSB FTW82DRA09: Piper PA-28, N8092Z, Beaumont, TX, November 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1981
- Place: Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2562  81/11/12   BEAUMONT,TX         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1305                    N8092Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 20, 410 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- AS IP WAS READING HOBBS METER,R WING TIP STRUCK VERTICAL GND REFUELING PIPE BESIDE RAMP/TWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8092Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8092Z-1984-08-06), registration cancelled 1984-08-06, S/N 28-8016085 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaumont 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 19811112074009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112074009A), Nov 12, 1981: Piper PA28161, Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. Student with flight instructor was taxiing to ramp. Right wing tip struck vertical refueling pipes.

## Other investigations on N8092Z (1)

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 FTW84FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA050), Nov 14, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N8092Z), Devers, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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