# NTSB FTW75AF031: Piper PA-22, N1941P, Shallowater, TX, November 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Shallowater, TX · SHALLOWATER, TX
- Location: 33.6901° N, 101.9893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shallowater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6901&lon=-101.9893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3332   74/11/3   SHALLOWATER,TEX     PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N1941P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHALLOWATER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLEFIELD,TEX             SHALLOWATER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LOST CTL IN LOW STEEP TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1941P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1941P-1974-12-20), registration cancelled 1974-12-20, S/N 22-2692, built 1955 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shallowater

## 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 19741103037199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103037199A), Nov 3, 1974: Piper PA22, Shallowater, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost ctl in low steep turn.

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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