# NTSB FTW71DQD23: Piper PA-32, N4128R, Dell City, TX, May 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1971
- Place: Dell City, TX · DELL CITY, TX
- Location: 31.9349° N, 105.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dell City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9349&lon=-105.1998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DQD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1660  71/5/21    DELL CITY,TEX       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 195
        TIME - 1505                    N4128R              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ON ROLLOUT PLT SWERVED ACFT TO AVOID HOLE IN RWY.RAN OFF RWY,HIT DIRT BNK,L MN GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4128R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4128R), registered now, S/N 32-40446 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pvt Strip

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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