# NTSB FTW82FRG11: Piper PA-38, N25798, Austin, TX, November 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1981
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2571  81/11/19   AUSTIN,TX           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 265
        TIME - 2015                    N25798              PX-  0  1  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MISJUDGED ALT DRG LNDG,FLARED TOO HI OVR PLOWED BLACK EARTH ON DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N25798 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tims Airpark

## 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 19811119077159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119077159A), Nov 19, 1981: Piper PA38112, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on takeoff from a touch and go, stall landed in a field off end of runway.

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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