# NTSB FTW71AF064: Piper PA-22, N5727D, Lamesa, TX, March 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1971
- Place: Lamesa, TX · LAMESA, TX
- Location: 32.7333° N, 101.9538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamesa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7333&lon=-101.9538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0425  71/3/27    LAMESA,TEX          PIPER PA-22         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 380
        TIME - 0100                    N5727D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 318 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMESA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHOKA,TEX                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PIC BLD ALC LVL 0.110 PERCENT.C/P BLD ALC LVL 0.243 PERCENT. PIC IN R SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5727D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5727D-1971-05-26), registration cancelled 1971-05-26, S/N 22-4425 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lamesa

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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