# Accident 19750227002979A: Airpts A3, Alpine, TX, February 27, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1975
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33356, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-3 (registry code 1850106, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750227002979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT HIT GUY WIRE ON SHORT FINAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW75DQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQD16), Feb 27, 1975: Callair A-3 (N33356), Alpine, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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