Piper PA-23-250T accident near Lake Dallas, Texas, April 27, 1982
On April 27, 1982 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-23-250T, registered N42050, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lake Dallas, Texas (Lakeview airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 27, 1982 · about 3:30 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Lake Dallas, Texas · Lakeview · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250T · all PA-23-250Ts on the register
- Registration
- N42050 · registry record · serial 27-4081
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE GEAR RETRACTED. DURING THE SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY THE LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION BY A MECHANIC FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION OR RETRACTION MECHANISM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,685 hours in all; 130 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 3,620 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,300 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Dallas TX at 9:15 am
- Destination: Lake Dallas TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 2,800 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 140°F (60°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N42050 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec 1,315 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,848 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 179 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Lakeview Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,065 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,945 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW82DA151.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.