# NTSB FTW71FQD20: Dehavilland 6A, N1472V, Sanderson, TX, April 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1971
- Place: Sanderson, TX · SANDERSON, TX
- Location: 30.1508° N, 102.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanderson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1508&lon=-102.4079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FQD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0410  71/4/24    SANDERSON,TEX       DEHAVILLAND 6A      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 5400
        TIME - 1000                    N1472V              PX-  0  0 10  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLIS GAP RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEL RIO,TEX                 SANDERSON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT LND HALFWAY DOWN MARGINAL STRIP WITH 15-20 MPH DIR TAILWIND. GR HIT GULLY OFF END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1472V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1472V-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 04302, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND 6A
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (registry code 2800410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bullis Gap Ranch

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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