# NTSB FTW74DQG68: Piper PA-28, N3592R, Shallowater, TX, June 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1974
- Place: Shallowater, TX · SHALLOWATER, TX
- Location: 33.6901° N, 101.9893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shallowater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6901&lon=-101.9893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DQG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1655  74/6/15    SHALLOWATER,TEX     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1103
        TIME - 1900                    N3592R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHALLOWATER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUIDOSO,N MEX               SHALLOWATER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3592R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3592R), registered now, S/N 28-5705, built 1969 (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: Shallowater

## 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 19740615018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615018219A), Jun 15, 1974: Piper PA28180, Shallowater, TX, Minor damage

## Other investigations on N3592R (4)

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 CHI94LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA096), Mar 2, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N3592R), Lindsborg, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot-in-command's failure to refuel the airplane during the flight. Factors were fuel exhaustion, the sign, and the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience in type of airplane.
- [NTSB CHI78FEV36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV36), May 26, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N3592R), Palestine, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77F0G27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77F0G27), May 21, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N3592R), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70DCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCG02), Jan 21, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N3592R), Olathe, KS, 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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