# NTSB FTW74FPM11: Piper PA-24, N8272P, Tulsa, OK, November 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1973
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3531  73/11/18   TULSA,OKLA          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1666
        TIME - 1400                    N8272P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 267 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY YOUNG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED SON TO LND ACFT,T/D HALFWAY DN RWY.PLT ATMTD GO ARND,PROP NOT IN FULL LOW PITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8272P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8272P-1975-09-25), registration cancelled 1975-09-25, S/N 24-3525 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harvey Young

## 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 19731118037309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731118037309A), Nov 18, 1973: Piper PA24, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Plt allowed son to lnd acft,t/d halfway dn rwy. Plt atmtd go arnd,prop not in full low pitch.

## Other investigations on N8272P (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 MKC74FCG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG39), May 30, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N8272P), Perry, KS, 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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