# NTSB FTW75AF063: Piper PA-28, N5667U, Garland, TX, May 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1975
- Place: Garland, TX · GARLAND, TX
- Location: 32.9126° N, 96.6389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9126&lon=-96.6389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1508   75/5/5    GARLAND,TX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N5667U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 60, 10803 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   LAKE DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5667U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5667U-1975-10-09), registration cancelled 1975-10-09, S/N 28-26464 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750505026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750505026879A), May 5, 1975: Piper PA28140, Garland, TX, Destroyed. Plt had history of heart problems.

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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