# NTSB FTW82FPG05: Piper PA-60, N8098J, El Dorado, AR, November 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1981
- Place: El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
- Location: 33.2190° N, 92.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-92.6641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2976  81/11/26   EL DORADO,AR        PIPER PA-60         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2800
        TIME - 1615                    N8098J              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 615 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL DORADO DWNTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,AR               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FOREIGN MATERIAL IN PITOT TUBE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8098J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8098J-1982-07-15), registration cancelled 1982-07-15, S/N 61-0590-7962135 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-60
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601) (registry code 7106010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Dorado Dwntn

## 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 19811126076399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126076399A), Nov 26, 1981: Smith 601PSMITH, El Dorado, AR, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to low airspeed indication. Ran off end of runway into a tree stump. Clogged pitot tube.

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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