- Date
- November 1, 1982, 00:12 local (06:12 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N21136Piper PA-32RT-300
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821101058139A
- Case key
- 71104
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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 aircraft struck a tree when the pilot was landing on a road. After tree impact, the aircraft spun around and crashed on the road sliding into a culvert and a telephone pole. The aircraft had been stolen and two occupants were observed to exit the aircraft and run. It is assumed they were not injured. An examination of the aircraft revealed empty fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21136
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT-300 (PA-32RT-30)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7885250
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1GSD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Fred Goeke
- Registered owner
- Fred Goeke
- Departed
- Houston, 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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.