# NTSB FTW74DQG13: Harding Ace E, N5753, Hereford, TX, September 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Hereford, TX · HEREFORD, TX
- Location: 34.8226° N, 102.4002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hereford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8226&lon=-102.4002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DQG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2368   73/9/9    HEREFORD,TEX        HARDING ACE E       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 150
        TIME - 1850                    N5753               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEREFORD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEREFORD,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- HIT POST AND SEVERAL STRANDS OF BARBED WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5753](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753-1974-08-13), registration cancelled 1974-08-13, S/N 1110 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARDING ACE E
- Registry model: [Harding JUNIOR ACE](https://openairdocs.org/model/harding-junior-ace) (registry code 0562145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hereford 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 19730909028779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909028779A), Sep 9, 1973: Amtr 0562141, Hereford, TX, Substantial damage. Hit post and several strands of barbed wire.

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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