# NTSB FTW75DPG73: Piper PA-28, N9061W, Fordyce, AR, May 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1975
- Place: Fordyce, AR · FORDYCE, AR
- Location: 33.8182° N, 92.4170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fordyce, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8182&lon=-92.4170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1266  75/5/26    FORDYCE,AR          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 116
        TIME - 1855                    N9061W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORDYCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,AR                N.LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LYC ENG O-540B4B5 NR 2 VALVE HEAD SEPARATED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9061W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9061W-1977-07-19), registration cancelled 1977-07-19, S/N 28-10656 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fordyce

## 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 19750526014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750526014269A), May 26, 1975: Piper PA28235, Fordyce, AR, Substantial damage. Lyc eng O-540B4B5 nr 2 valve head separated

## Other investigations on N9061W (2)

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 FTW77FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA013), Nov 19, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N9061W), Rosebud, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW70D0174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0174), Aug 8, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N9061W), Augusta, AR, 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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