# NTSB FTW68D0153: Piper PA-24, N7961P, Stanton, TX, August 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1967
- Place: Stanton, TX · STANTON, TX
- Location: 32.1317° N, 101.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1317&lon=-101.7925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0153

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2830  67/8/13    STANTON,TEX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 299
        TIME - 1600                    N7961P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-HORSE RAN ONTO RWY IN FRONT OF ACFT.
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED PVT DIRT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7961P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7961P-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 24-3198, built 1962 (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

## Other investigations on N7961P (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 MIA07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA157), Sep 25, 2007: Piper PA-24-250 (N7961P), Wimauma, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for a precautionary landing following a reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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