# NTSB FTW75FPD49: Piper PA-23, N1495P, Grand Prairie, TX, June 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1975
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
- Location: 32.7460° N, 96.9978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Prairie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7460&lon=-96.9978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1429  75/6/27    GRAND PRAIRIE,TX    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1550                    N1495P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 6051 TOTAL HOURS, 85
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRAIRIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND PRAIRIE,TX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- L BRAKE MASTER CYL FAILED FOR UNDET REASON.40HRS ON PART SINCE OVHL.EVIDENCE OF FAST TAXYING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1495P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1495P-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 23-565, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Prairie

## 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 19750627016659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750627016659A), Jun 27, 1975: Piper PA23, Grand Prairie, TX, Substantial damage. L brake master cyl failed for undet reason.40HRS on part since ovhl. Evidence of fast taxying.

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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