# NTSB FTW74FPA20: Piper PA-31, N6754L, Dallas, TX, March 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0777  74/3/30  NR.DALLAS,TEX         PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1308                    N6754L              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  37, 2763 TOTAL HOURS, 21
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDBIRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DALLAS,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- TAXYING TO PARKING AREA.R WG HIT PARKED CAR & PAX WHO WAS DEBARKING FROM CAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6754L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6754L-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 31-656, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Redbird

## 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 19740330007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330007439A), Mar 30, 1974: Piper PA31, Dallas, TX, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Taxying to parking area.r wg hit parked car & pax who was debarking from car.

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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