# NTSB FTW75FPM06: Piper PA-28, N41763, Westport, OK, September 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Westport, OK · WESTPORT, OK
- Location: 36.1934° N, 96.3371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westport, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1934&lon=-96.3371&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2723  74/9/15    WESTPORT,OKLA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N41763              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYSTONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TULSA,OKLA                  ENID,OKLA                    WESTPORT,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- GND LOOPED TO KEEP FM GOING OFF END OF RWY INTO WATER.ACFT STRUCK BOULDERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41763](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41763-1975-03-27), registration cancelled 1975-03-27, S/N 28-7425282, built 1974 (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)
- 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: Keystone

## 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 19740915030559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915030559A), Sep 15, 1974: Piper PA28140, Westport, OK, Substantial damage. Gnd looped to keep fm going off end of rwy into water. Acft struck boulders.

## Other investigations on N41763 (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 FTW75DPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ19), Feb 28, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N41763), Kingfisher, OK, destroyed

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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