# NTSB FTW65D0032: Piper PA-24, N7127P, Mason, TX, April 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1965
- Place: Mason, TX · MASON, TX
- Location: 30.7477° N, 99.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7477&lon=-99.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65D0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65D0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1260  65/4/25    MASON TEX           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 650
        TIME - 1845                    N7127P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7127P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7127P-1968-09-10), registration cancelled 1968-09-10, S/N 24-2290 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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