# NTSB FTW74FPD13: Piper PA-24, N6139P, Quanah, TX, September 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1973
- Place: Quanah, TX · QUANAH, TX
- Location: 34.2954° N, 99.7429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quanah, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2954&lon=-99.7429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2879  73/9/19    QUANAH,TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 2045                    N6139P              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUANAH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FREDERICK,OKLA              RETURN                       QUANAH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .10PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6139P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6139P-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 24-1240, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Quanah 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 19730919032169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730919032169A), Sep 19, 1973: Piper PA24250, Quanah, TX, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol lvl .10PCT.

## Other investigations on N6139P (1)

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 CHI70F0263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0263), Sep 23, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N6139P), Detroit, MI, 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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