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FTW84LA178

1984-03-27 · HASKELL, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 15F

Current FAA registration · N8194E

Make / Model
PIPER PA-32-301T
Year of manufacture
1980 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800519
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB2DB4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING AND SAID, 'TODAY WAS NOT THE DAY TO GO', BUT LATER WENT. EN ROUTE WEATHER ENCOURAGED HIM TO LAND AT AN ARPT WITH A 1600 FT RWY WITH WINDS OF 30 KTS GUSTING TO 50 KTS, ACCORDING TO A WITNESS. THE PLT LANDEDWITH NO FLAPS AND TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. THE ACFT BOUNCED AND SKIDDED UNTIL ITWENT OFF THE RWYS END INTO A DITCH. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW84LA178.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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