# NTSB FTW71DQG54: Piper PA-22, N1128C, Ozona, TX, February 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1971
- Place: Ozona, TX · OZONA, TX
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DQG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0543  71/2/12    OZONA,TEX           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 117
        TIME - 1600                    N1128C              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OZONA,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- L WING HIT TREE DRG LNDG ON COUNTY RD.PLTS ATTN DIRECTED TO HUMP IN ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1128C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1128C-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 22-963, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (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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