# NTSB FTW75FPA09: Piper PA-28, N9776W, Ennis, TX, August 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1974
- Place: Ennis, TX · ENNIS, TX
- Location: 32.3293° N, 96.6253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ennis, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3293&lon=-96.6253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2578  74/8/21    ENNIS,TEX           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 247
        TIME - 1940                    N9776W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENNIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPACELAND,TEX               DALLAS,TEX                   ENNIS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTNG PRCTNRY LNDG AFTR ELTRCL MLFNCTN WHEN ENG LOST PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9776W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9776W-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N 28-23264 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ennis

## 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 19740821028389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821028389A), Aug 21, 1974: Piper PA28140, Ennis, TX, Substantial damage. Plt attmptng prctnry lndg aftr eltrcl mlfnctn when eng lost pwr.

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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