# NTSB FTW74FRG94: Piper PA-31, N110BC, D'Hanis, TX, June 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1974
- Place: D'Hanis, TX · D'HANIS, TX
- Location: 29.3290° N, 99.2687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of D'Hanis, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3290&lon=-99.2687&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRG94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1476   74/6/8  NR.D'HANIS,TEX        PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4301
        TIME - 1430                    N110BC              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - G AND L RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PORTE,TEX               D'HANIS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED INDICATOR CALIBRATED 9 MPH FAST-PLT AWARE OF GUSTS TO 30K PRIOR TO APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N110BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110BC-1976-09-20), registration cancelled 1976-09-20, S/N 31-602, built 1969 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: G And L Ranch

## 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 19740608016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740608016269A), Jun 8, 1974: Piper PA31, D'Hanis, TX, Substantial damage. Airspeed indicator calibrated 9 mph fast-plt aware of gusts to 30K prior to apch.

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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