# NTSB FTW73FRA25: Piper PA-20, N7076K, Vidor, TX, April 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1973
- Place: Vidor, TX · VIDOR, TX
- Location: 30.1281° N, 93.9917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1281&lon=-93.9917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0930  73/4/25    VIDOR,TEX           PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 393
        TIME - 1820                    N7076K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 333 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBINDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIDOR,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
          PILOT-INTENTIONALLY NOSED ACFT OVER ON BACK
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- T/D 800FT BFR END OF RWY,ENG DID NOT RESPOND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7076K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7076K-2009-08-10), registration cancelled 2009-08-10, S/N 20-183, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aubindale

## 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 19730425009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425009909A), Apr 25, 1973: Piper PA20, Vidor, TX, Substantial damage. T/d 800FT bfr end of rwy,eng did not respond. Pilot-intentionally nosed acft over on back

## Other investigations on N7076K (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 SEA08CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA141), May 25, 2008: Piper PA-20 (N7076K), Fields, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the approach. Contributing to the accident was a windshear.

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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