# NTSB FTW73DQG26: Piper PA-22, N7835D, Amarillo, TX, December 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1972
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DQG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3839  72/12/25   AMARILLO,TEX        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N7835D              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TEX                OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- AFT STARTING ENG W CHOCKS IN PLACE PLT ALLOWED PX TO REMOVE CHOCKS. SHE WAS HIT BY PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7835D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7835D-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 22-5481, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Amarillo Muni

## Other investigations on N7835D (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 FTW78FQD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD28), Aug 11, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N7835D), El Paso, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67D0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0054), Aug 31, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N7835D), Chugiak, AK, 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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