# NTSB FTW69F0363: Piper PA-30, N8173Y, Euless, TX, December 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1968
- Place: Euless, TX · EULESS, TX
- Location: 32.8494° N, 97.0786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Euless, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8494&lon=-97.0786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0363
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0363

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4558   68/12/6   EULESS,TEX          PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 645
        TIME - 0220                    N8173Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR SOUTHWEST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- LEFT ENG WOULD NOT START. PLT ATTEMPTED ONE ENG T/O TO TRY AIRSTART OF DEAD ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8173Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173Y), registered now, S/N 30-1287 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Southwest

## Other investigations on N8173Y (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 CHI79FEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM31), Jul 23, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N8173Y), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC45), Jun 3, 1976: Piper PA-30 (N8173Y), S Lyon, MI, 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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