# NTSB FTW72AF058: Piper PA-22, N9655D, Colorado City, TX, February 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1972
- Place: Colorado City, TX · COLORADO CITY, TX
- Location: 32.3995° N, 100.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3995&lon=-100.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1411  72/2/26    COLORADO CITY,TEX   PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 450
        TIME - 1805                    N9655D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOWAKE,TEX                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BUZZING MOBILE TRAILER COURT,HIT HIGH TENSION WIRES OVR ADJ LAKE.ACFT SANK.BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.160PC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9655D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9655D-1972-04-11), registration cancelled 1972-04-11, S/N 22-6571 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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