# NTSB FTW70F0097: Piper PA-32, N4152W, Arlington, TX, July 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1969
- Place: Arlington, TX · ARLINGTON, TX
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2124  69/7/18    ARLINGTON,TEX       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2415                    N4152W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 1600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PYLON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT METAL POLE DURING LEVEL-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4152W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4152W-1998-08-01), registration cancelled 1998-08-01, S/N 3240223 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pylon

## Other investigations on N4152W (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 CHI93LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA048), Dec 5, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N4152W), Shell Knob, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING OF THE LANDING FLARE.

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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