# NTSB FTW75FPA11: Piper PA-28, N41761, Plano, TX, October 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1974
- Place: Plano, TX · PLANO, TX
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3207  74/10/15   PLANO,TEX           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 349
        TIME - 0950                    N41761              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 237 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHILOH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  PLANO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- HIT 83 FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41761](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41761-1983-09-13), registration cancelled 1983-09-13, S/N 28R-7435215, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shiloh

## 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 19741015034529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741015034529A), Oct 15, 1974: Piper PA28R200, Plano, TX, Substantial damage. Hit 83 ft short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N41761 (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 FTW83FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA253), May 30, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N41761), Decatur, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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