Piper PA28 N1653J

Summary

On 26 March 2026 at about 12:20 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N1653J, operated by Private Individual, was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

26 March 2026 at 12:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hall-Miller Muni (ATA)

Coordinates

33.0988, -94.2010

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N1653J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Private Individual

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Texarkana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA149

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 26, 2026, about 0720 central daylight time, a Piper PA28-140 airplane, N1653J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to preliminary information obtained from the pilot, during the initial climb and while still over the runway, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot elected to land straight ahead, touching down just past the runway in a grassy area. During the landing rollout, the airplane collided with the airport’s perimeter chain link fence resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. A FAA inspector responded to the accident site and found fuel in both wing tanks. Sumped fuel from the tanks showed no evidence of water contamination. The airplane had recently been fueled, and the airport’s fuel also showed no evidence of contamination. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.