FTW74DPJ19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Woodward, OK · January 14, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 14, 1974
Place
Woodward, OK · WOODWARD, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1580APiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740114001009A
Case key
187257

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0046  74/1/14    WOODWARD,OKLA       PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 350
        TIME - 1710                    N1580A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODWARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUYMON,OKLA                 WOODWARD,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- R WG SPAR DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1580A
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Woodward

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N1580A · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.