# NTSB FTW70DQG15: Piper PA-28, N6756J, Sterling City, TX, May 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1970
- Place: Sterling City, TX · STERLING CITY, TX
- Location: 31.8392° N, 100.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8392&lon=-100.9859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DQG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DQG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2044  70/5/16    STERLING CITY,TEX   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N6756J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBERT LEE,TEX              STERLING CITY,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- L QUARTERING HEAD WIND,LNDD ON ROAD.DRG GO-AROUND DRIFTED L HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6756J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6756J), registered now, S/N 28-24479, built 1968 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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