# NTSB FTW75AF072: Piper PA-28R, N5065S, Jasper, TX, June 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1975
- Place: Jasper, TX · JASPER, TX
- Location: 30.9227° N, 93.9933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jasper, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9227&lon=-93.9933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2435  75/6/13    JASPER,TX           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 8820
        TIME - 1330                    N5065S              PX-  0  1  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JASPER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JASPER,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FUEL PASSAGE BLOCKED BY UNIDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5065S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5065S-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 28R35813 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jasper County

## 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 19750613030179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750613030179A), Jun 13, 1975: Piper PA28R200, Jasper, TX, Destroyed. Fuel passage blocked by unidentified substance.

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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