# NTSB FTW67F0536: Piper PA-24, N7562P, Big Springs, TX, April 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1967
- Place: Big Springs, TX · BIG SPRINGS, TX
- Location: 32.0674° N, 94.9674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Springs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0674&lon=-94.9674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0536
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0536

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1201  67/4/10    BIG SPRINGS,TEX     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 153
        TIME - 1700                    N7562P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASH AIRSTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7562P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7562P), registered now, S/N 24-2771, built 1961 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wash Airstrip

## Other investigations on N7562P (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 FTW70F0330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0330), Dec 2, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7562P), Lubbock, TX, 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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