# NTSB FTW74FPA14: Piper PA-22, N8236C, Dallas, TX, January 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0009   74/1/6    DALLAS,TEX          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 128
        TIME - 1530                    N8236C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENG CUTTING OUT DRG TKOF,IMPROPER WARM-UP. SWERVED OFF RWY TO AVOID BUSY ROAD AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8236C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8236C-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 22-2322, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: White Rock

## 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 19740106000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000199A), Jan 6, 1974: Piper PA22135, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Eng cutting out drg tkof,improper warm-up. Swerved off rwy to avoid busy road at end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N8236C (2)

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 CHI93LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA191), Jun 6, 1993: Piper PA-22-135 (N8236C), Kewanee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB UNK65X0860](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0860), Nov 27, 1964: Piper PA22 (N8236C), Selma, NC, 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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