# NTSB FTW75DQG18: Piper PA-34, N15566, Perryton, TX, August 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1974
- Place: Perryton, TX · PERRYTON, TX
- Location: 36.3929° N, 100.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perryton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3929&lon=-100.7977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3209  74/8/11    PERRYTON,TEX        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N15566              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- OWNR NOTCD DMG TO ACFT WHILE ARBRN.ACFT PRVSLY FLWN BY OTHER PLTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15566](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15566-1998-08-31), registration cancelled 1998-08-31, S/N 347350076 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19740811033239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740811033239A), Aug 11, 1974: Piper PA34200, Perryton, TX, Substantial damage. Ownr notcd dmg to acft while arbrn. Acft prvsly flwn by other plts

## Other investigations on N15566 (1)

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 FTW98FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA117), Feb 4, 1998: Piper PA-34-200 (N15566), Graford, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the ground. Factors were the dark night, the rising terrain, and the ground fog obscuring the ground.

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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