# NTSB FTW73DPJ05: Piper PA-28, N9349W, Yukon, OK, September 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1972
- Place: Yukon, OK · YUKON, OK
- Location: 35.5184° N, 97.7662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yukon, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5184&lon=-97.7662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2802  72/9/23    YUKON,OKLA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N9349W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 982 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIMARRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9349W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9349W-1993-11-17), registration cancelled 1993-11-17, S/N 2811037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cimarron

## Other investigations on N9349W (1)

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 NYC93FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA076), Apr 9, 1993: Piper PA-28-235 (N9349W), Oxford, MA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED FOR CLIMBOUT. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND.

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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