# NTSB FTW70DPM01: Piper PA-28R, N3865T, Okmulgee, OK, January 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1970
- Place: Okmulgee, OK · OKMULGEE, OK
- Location: 35.6252° N, 95.9540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okmulgee, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6252&lon=-95.9540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DPM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPM01

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0269   70/1/7    OKMULGEE,OKLA       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 236
        TIME - 1215                    N3865T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OKMULGEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- RWY CLEARED ABOUT 15 FT WIDE. CURRENT NOTAM WAS ON FILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3865T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865T-1977-11-18), registration cancelled 1977-11-18, S/N 28R-30188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Okmulgee

## Other investigations on N3865T (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 DEN69F0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0093), Sep 4, 1968: Piper PA-28R (N3865T), Cubero, NM, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.