# NTSB FTW69D0374: Piper PA-28, N8152N, Eastland, TX, January 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1969
- Place: Eastland, TX · EASTLAND, TX
- Location: 32.4022° N, 98.8177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4022&lon=-98.8177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0374
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0374

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0684   69/1/7    EASTLAND,TEX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8152N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 23, 599 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            94 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE SUPPORT CABLE. CONT FLT,LANDED SAFELY AT WINK,TEX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8152N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8152N-1976-12-10), registration cancelled 1976-12-10, S/N 28-25346 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8152N (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 LAX71DUG90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUG90), Jun 13, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N8152N), Daggett, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70FUG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG44), Jun 12, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N8152N), Hesperia, CA, 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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