# NTSB FTW74DPJ03: Piper PA-25, N6189Z, Blanchard, OK, July 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Place: Blanchard, OK · BLANCHARD, OK
- Location: 35.1543° N, 97.6572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanchard, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1543&lon=-97.6572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1767  73/7/31    BLANCHARD, OKLA     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1289
        TIME - 0810                    N6189Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAILY FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLANCHARD, OKLA             SEYMORE, TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TAKEOFF,HIT BARBED WIRE FENCE,TELEPHONE WIRES AT END OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6189Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6189Z), registered now, S/N 25-223, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (registry code 7102502) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Daily Farm Strip

## 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 19730731023039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731023039A), Jul 31, 1973: Piper PA25, Blanchard, OK, Substantial damage. Plt aborted takeoff,hit barbed wire fence,telephone wires at end of strip.

## Other investigations on N6189Z (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 MKC67F0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0020), Jun 18, 1966: Piper PA-25 (N6189Z), Westhope, ND, 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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