# NTSB FTW74FPD33: Piper PA-22, N7051D, Alvord, TX, January 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1974
- Place: Alvord, TX · ALVORD, TX
- Location: 33.3571° N, 97.6962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alvord, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3571&lon=-97.6962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1296  74/1/20  NR.ALVORD,TEX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 119
        TIME - 1530                    N7051D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALVORD,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SHORT UPSLOPE SOFT ROUGH STRIP,GRASS 8-10 IN HI.50 FT TREES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7051D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7051D), registered now, S/N 22-4948, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (registry code 41510, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strip

## 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 19740120000489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740120000489A), Jan 20, 1974: Piper PA22150, Alvord, TX, Substantial damage. Short upslope soft rough Strip,grass 8-10 in hi.50 ft trees at end of rwy.

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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