Piper PA-24 N5709P
14 May 1980 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1980 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N5709P was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oak Grove
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N5709P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0770
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
EXCESS WEAR IN TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Bottoms Bridge, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Texarkana, Texas, United States | Sikeston Aero | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | Pipeline Equip | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Iola, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Lauderhill, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Ngrapevine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |