# NTSB FTW70F0199: Piper PA-32, N3742W, Greenville, TX, September 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1969
- Place: Greenville, TX · GREENVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.1384° N, 96.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1384&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0199
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0199

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3117   69/9/7    GREENVILLE,TEX      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 268
        TIME - 1730                    N3742W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAJORS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANT,OKLA                 GREENVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON TEX HWY INTERSTATE 35,ACFT VEERED TO R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3742W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3742W), registered now, S/N 32-656, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Majors Field

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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