# NTSB FTW74DRG71: Piper PA-22, N3145Z, Los Fresnos, TX, March 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Los Fresnos, TX · LOS FRESNOS, TX
- Location: 26.0744° N, 97.4875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Fresnos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0744&lon=-97.4875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0423  74/3/23    LOS FRESNOS,TEX     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N3145Z              PX-  0  0  2  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 26, 2300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARLINGEN,TEX               BROWNSVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON ABANDONED AG STRIP & ROLLED INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3145Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3145Z-2022-04-02), registration cancelled 2022-04-02, S/N 22-7090, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740323006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323006039A), Mar 23, 1974: Piper PA22160, Los Fresnos, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd on abandoned ag strip & rolled into ditch.

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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