# NTSB FTW72DPM20: Piper PA-32, N2772P, Grove, OK, February 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1972
- Place: Grove, OK · GROVE, OK
- Location: 36.5850° N, 94.7872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5850&lon=-94.7872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1340  72/2/26    GROVE,OKLA          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1861
        TIME - 1845                    N2772P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 511 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANGRI-LA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA          GROVE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- LNDD ON UNLIGHTED STRIP USING AUTO LIGHTS FOR REF,WING TIP HIT AUTO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2772P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2772P), registered now, S/N 32-40456, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shangri-La

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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