# NTSB FTW72DQG19: Spartan 7W, N46426, Pampa, TX, September 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1971
- Place: Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
- Location: 35.5479° N, 100.9650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pampa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5479&lon=-100.9650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DQG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3905  71/9/26    PAMPA,TEX           SPARTAN 7W          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 1103
        TIME - 1222                    N46426              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAMPAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LANDED IN SOD AREA OF FIELD MAIN TIRES MIRED IN SOFT SPOT.RWY CLOSED DUE REPAIRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N46426 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SPARTAN 7W
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pampas

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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