# NTSB FTW75DPJ04: Piper PA-28, N8017N, Duke, OK, August 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1974
- Place: Duke, OK · DUKE, OK
- Location: 34.6615° N, 99.5701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duke, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6615&lon=-99.5701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3202  74/8/30    DUKE,OKLA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N8017N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WICHITA FALLS,TEX           ALTUS,OKLA                   DUKE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON DIRT RD AFTR RADIO FAILURE HIT HI WEEDS ON SIDE OF ROAD DRG TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8017N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740830033269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830033269A), Aug 30, 1974: Piper PA28140, Duke, OK, Substantial damage. Lndd on dirt rd aftr radio failure hit hi weeds on side of road drg tkof.

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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