# NTSB FTW74DQG42: Piper PA-28, N9342J, Pampa, TX, January 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1974
- Place: Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
- Location: 35.5479° N, 100.9650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pampa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5479&lon=-100.9650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DQG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0038  74/1/12    PAMPA,TEX           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N9342J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 1637 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            323 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAMPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAMPA,TEX                   CANADIAN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ENG STARTED BY PROPPING WITHOUT WHEELS CHOCKED.ACFT ROLLED INTO BARRELS.PAX IN L SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9342J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9342J), registered now, S/N 28-3440, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pampa

## 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 19740112000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112000819A), Jan 12, 1974: Piper PA28180, Pampa, TX, Substantial damage. Eng started by propping without wheels chocked. Acft rolled into barrels. Pax in l seat.

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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