# NTSB FTW75FPM15: Piper PA-28, N5329S, Boley, OK, April 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1975
- Place: Boley, OK · BOLEY, OK
- Location: 35.4899° N, 96.4800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boley, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4899&lon=-96.4800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1159  75/4/20    BOLEY,OK            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 202
        TIME - 1000                    N5329S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            RETURN                       BOLEY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PREV TKOF ATTMPT INTO WIND ABORTED DUE PWR LINES.THEN ATTMPTD DOWNWIND TKOF.GUSTING TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5329S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329S-1975-09-10), registration cancelled 1975-09-10, S/N 2826929 (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

## 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 19750420009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750420009209A), Apr 20, 1975: Piper PA28140, Boley, OK, Substantial damage. Prev tkof attmpt into wind aborted due pwr lines. Then attmptd downwind tkof. Gusting to 20K.

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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