# NTSB FTW69D0047: Piper PA-25, N7727Z, Dorchester, TX, June 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1968
- Place: Dorchester, TX · DORCHESTER, TX
- Location: 33.5313° N, 96.6891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorchester, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5313&lon=-96.6891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1873  68/6/27    DORCHESTER,TEX      PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3600
        TIME - 1100                    N7727Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WING CAUGHT TALL GRASS. ACFT STRUCK DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7727Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7727Z-1976-07-27), registration cancelled 1976-07-27, S/N 25-3899 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7727Z (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 MKC76FCQ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ56), Jun 9, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N7727Z), Dighton, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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