# NTSB FTW72AF068: Piper PA-24, N8395P, Seminole, TX, April 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1972
- Place: Seminole, TX · SEMINOLE, TX
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0686  72/4/13    SEMINOLE,TEX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 8500
        TIME - 2045                    N8395P              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEMINOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TEXAS               HOBBS,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING DUST                                              75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO GRND DURING SEVERE SAND AND DUST STORM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8395P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8395P-1972-08-15), registration cancelled 1972-08-15, S/N 24-3655 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Seminole

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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