Piper PA-28RT-201T N8473X

Summary

On 30 June 1985 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T registered N8473X was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, 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.

Date

30 June 1985 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Meacham (FTW)

Coordinates

32.8198, -97.3599

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201T

Registration

N8473X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jennings → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

FTW85LA280

Nobody was injured.

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

PLT WAS TAXIING TO PARKING RAMP/HANGAR AFTER LANDING AND FOLLOWING LINEMAN'S SIGNALS. HE TURNED OFF THE ANGLING TAXIWAY TOO SOON AND THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEARS FELL INTO A HOLE/LOW AREA OFF THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND WITH RESULTING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PLT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE KEPT LANDING LIGHT ON TAXIWAY UNTIL CLEARING TAXIWAY INTERSECTION INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING LINEMAN'S INSTRUCTIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.