# NTSB FTW74DQG62: Piper PA-28, N1867T, Hereford, TX, May 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1974
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DQG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1243  74/5/30    HEREFORD,TEX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N1867T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEREFORD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEREFORD,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STDNT PLT 1 HR PIC TIME IN TYPE.PORPOISED ON LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1867T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1867T-1989-06-23), registration cancelled 1989-06-23, S/N 287225015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hereford Muni

## 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 19740530014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740530014119A), May 30, 1974: Piper PA28140, Hereford, TX, Substantial damage. Stdnt plt 1 hr PIC time in type. Porpoised on ldg

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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