# NTSB FTW72DPJ13: Piper PA-24, N5887P, Midwest City, OK, September 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1971
- Place: Midwest City, OK · MIDWEST CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4588° N, 97.3746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midwest City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4588&lon=-97.3746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3745  71/9/16    MIDWEST CITY,OKLA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 500
        TIME - 1530                    N5887P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIGGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,OKLA              MIDWEST CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- HIT SMALL TREES ON LEFT SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5887P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5887P-2017-02-28), registration cancelled 2017-02-28, S/N 24-972, built 1959 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Biggs

## Other investigations on N5887P (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA01LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA058), Jan 9, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N5887P), Pittsview, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to conduct proper preflight planning, resulting in loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent emergency descent and landing to an…
- [NTSB CHI71FBQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBQ13), Aug 28, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N5887P), Mt.Carmel, IL, 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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