- Date
- September 16, 1982, 17:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Paris, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19820916046901A19820916046902A
- Case key
- 72161
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The PA-24 had departed rwy 17 at cox field & was climbing at the time of the collision. The plt had reported his intended departure on UNICOM. The AA5B had reported 5 mi sw of the arpt descending through 5,000 ft. for landing. The head-on collision occurred at 5,000 ft. approximately 3 ft of the outboard portion of the PA-24 right wing separated & the acft spun to the ground. The AA5B was able to land without further incident.
The PA-24 had departed rwy 17 at cox field & was climbing at the time of the collision. The plt had reported his intended departure on UNICOM. The AA5B had reported 5 mi sw of the arpt descending through 5,000 ft for landing. The head-on collision occurred at 5,000 ft. approximately 3 ft of the outboard portion of the PA-24 right wing separated & the acft spun to the ground. The AA5B was able to land without further incident.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N300AH
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4828
- Airframe hours
- 2,983
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Essary Drywall Inc.
- Registered owner
- Essary Drywall Inc.
- Departed
- Paris, TX
- Destination
- Dallas, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N1531R
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0031
- Airframe hours
- 926
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cecil D. Huneycutt
- Departed
- Mckinney, TX
- Destination
- Dallas, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N300AH
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N1531R
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 634 total · 254 in this make and model · 593 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 183 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRX
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.