# NTSB FTW75DQD13: Piper PA-28, N9020W, Fort Stockton, TX, October 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1974
- Place: Fort Stockton, TX · FORT STOCKTON, TX
- Location: 30.8926° N, 102.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Stockton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8926&lon=-102.8842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3063  74/10/17   FORT STOCKTON,TEX   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 180
        TIME - 0800                    N9020W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT STOCKTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MCALLEN,TEX                 EL PASO,TEX                  FORT STOCKTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH REFUELING ELECTRIC SWITCHBOX ABT 3 FT HIGH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9020W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Stockton Muni

## 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 19741017033879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741017033879A), Oct 17, 1974: Piper PA28235, Fort Stockton, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with refueling electric switchbox abt 3 ft high

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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