Piper PA32 accident near Hereford, TX
On September 9, 2018, a Piper PA32 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hereford, TX. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 9, 2018
- Place
- Hereford, TX
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.856°N, 102.326°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180910X84855
Official records · CEN18LA378
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 9, 2018, at 1117 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300 airplane, N4078W, impacted terrain after takeoff from runway 20 at the Hereford Municipal Airport (HRX), Hereford, Texas. The pilot and three passengers were seriously injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that was not being operated on a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for the Reagan County Airport (E41), Big Lake, Texas.The pilot reported that she had no memory of any portion of the accident flight, including her arrival at the airport that morning and the pre-flight activity. A witness reported that he was in a T-hangar on the airport when he observed a portion of the takeoff. He stated that the airplane was in a nose high, tail low attitude before he lost sight of it behind a line of hangars. The engine sounded like it was operating at full power. The airplane came to rest in a grass field about 350 yards southeast of the departure end of the runway. The main wreckage consisted of the fuselage, engine/propeller, right wing and empennage. The fuselage came to rest on its right side. The right wing had separated at the root and was located immediately adjacent to the fuselage. The left wing was separated at the root and was located about 50 yards north of the main wreckage. A postrecovery examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies consistent with
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
