Incident Overview
On an unspecified date, at approximately 2310 Central Daylight Time, the owner/pilot and two other persons departed from Tyler County Airport in Woodville, Texas. About 15 minutes later, the aircraft crashed at the intersection of Runway 16/34 and a perpendicular taxiway. Impact and propeller strike marks were found on the runway. The impact occurred on a heading of 280 degrees and continued to the right of the taxiway. After impacting, the plane traveled about 230 feet onto a ramp and struck two parked aircraft: a Cessna 182, registration N7256E, and a Piper PA-28, registration N1471T.
Investigation Findings
An inspection of the aircraft and a teardown of the engine revealed no preimpact malfunction. The weather at Lufkin, Texas, approximately 40 miles north-northwest of the accident site, was reported as partially obscured with 400-foot thin broken clouds, visibility 1 mile in fog, and wind from 150 degrees at 6 knots.
Pilot Information
The owner held a student pilot certificate dated June 27, 1980, which was expired. The certificate had limitations and was not valid for night operations or by color control signal.
Accident Sequence
The accident occurred after a night takeoff. No further details about the flight path or cause of the crash are provided in the source material.