# NTSB FTW73FPA24: Piper PA-28, N3082T, Dallas, TX, February 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1973
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0059  73/2/15    DALLAS,TEX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1502
        TIME - 2015                    N3082T              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADDISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TEX                 DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES ABT 500 FT BFR RWY,CRASHED ON ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3082T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3082T), registered now, S/N 28-7310002, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Addison

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730215002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730215002439A), Feb 15, 1973: Piper PA28235, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Hit wires abt 500 ft bfr rwy,crashed on arpt.

## Other investigations on N3082T (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 CEN17LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA217), Jun 8, 2017: Piper PA 28-235 (N3082T), Harrisonville, MO, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a safe distance between the airplane and a person on the ground, which resulted in serious injuries to the person.

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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