# Accident 19750324009239A: Piper PA24250, Wayside, TX, March 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1975
- Place: Wayside, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N6711P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6711P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,133 total, 48 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FQG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324009239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH ROAD SIGN. LEFT TANK FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE SHORTED ELECTRICALLY.

## 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 FTW75FQG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG47), Mar 24, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N6711P), Wayside, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6711P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881123051859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881123051859A), Nov 23, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N6711P), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on an ILS approach. Crash landed in a peach orchard. Leaky fuel caps siphoned fuel. Didnt watch fuel

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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