Piper PA-34 N55489
9 January 1982 · Tomball, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1982 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N55489, operated by Charles Plunkett, was involved in an accident near Tomball, Texas, United States. 3 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 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tomball, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- David Wayne Hooks (DWH)
- Coordinates
- 30.0907, -95.6095
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N55489
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Charles Plunkett
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tomball → Tomball
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
AFTER BEING CLEARED BY THE TOWER TO TAXI ONTO THE RUNWAY FROM AN UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FELL INTO A HOLE. CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS BEING DONE IN THE AREA AND NO WARNING LIGHTS HAD BEEN ERECTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TOWER PERSONNEL HAD TOLD THE CONSTRUCTION CREW TO PUT UP MARKERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THAT THEY FAILED TO DO SO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | John Martenson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34-200J | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Annie Harner | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Bankair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Langdon, North Dakota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-34-200 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | S. V. Campbell | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-34-200T | Near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lang Air Service | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
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| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
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