# NTSB FTW72FQD26: Piper PA-24, N5127P, Shafter, TX, April 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1972
- Place: Shafter, TX · SHAFTER, TX
- Location: 29.8202° N, 104.3033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8202&lon=-104.3033&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FQD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FQD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2453  72/4/29    SHAFTER,TEX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N5127P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 33, 534 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANDELARIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHAFTER,TEX                 MIDLAND,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LEFT WING HIT 6 FT HIGH OCOTILLO CACTUS ALONGSIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5127P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5127P-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 24-140, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Candelaria

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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