# NTSB FTW75FQG12: Piper PA-23, N411PC, Dalhart, TX, July 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1974
- Place: Dalhart, TX · DALHART, TX
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FQG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2727  74/7/28    DALHART,TEX         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1217
        TIME - 0550                    N411PC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 839 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALHART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALHART,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD SNGLE ENG TKOF FOR AIR STRT OF DEAD ENG.HIT 30 FT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N411PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411PC-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 27-3931, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dalhart

## 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 19740728030769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728030769A), Jul 28, 1974: Piper PA23250, Dalhart, TX, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd sngle eng tkof for air strt of dead eng. Hit 30 ft pole.

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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