# NTSB FTW68D0147: Piper PA-24, N9173P, Dougherty, TX, August 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1967
- Place: Dougherty, TX · DOUGHERTY, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0147

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2667   67/8/5  NR.DOUGHERTY,TEX      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1335                    N9173P              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 29, 441 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9173P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9173P-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 24-4662 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9173P (2)

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 IAD77FID28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID28), Aug 6, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N9173P), Newport News, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70D0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0346), Dec 17, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N9173P), Amarillo, 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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