# NTSB FTW75DRG75: Piper PA-28, N8522N, Cypress Mill, TX, April 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1975
- Place: Cypress Mill, TX · CYPRESS MILL, TX
- Location: 30.3810° N, 98.2506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cypress Mill, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3810&lon=-98.2506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1163  75/4/29  NR.CYPRESS MILL,TX    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 837
        TIME - 1010                    N8522N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 327 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNCTION,TX                 AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STALLED ACFT TO MISS POWER LINES DURING EMERG LNDG ON HWY.NO CAUSE FOUND FOR PROP MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8522N (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 19750429012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750429012259A), Apr 29, 1975: Amtr 7108541, Cypress Mill, TX, Substantial damage. Plt stalled acft to miss power lines during emerg lndg on hwy. no cause found for prop malfunction.

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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