# NTSB FTW75FQG47: Piper PA-24, N6711P, Wayside, TX, March 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1975
- Place: Wayside, TX · WAYSIDE, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FQG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0989  75/3/24    WAYSIDE,TX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 1133
        TIME - 1650                    N6711P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TX                   AMARILLO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH ROAD SIGN. LEFT TANK FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE SHORTED ELECTRICALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6711P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6711P), registered now, S/N 24-1837, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (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 19750324009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324009239A), Mar 24, 1975: Piper PA24250, Wayside, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with road sign. Left tank fuel quantity gauge shorted electrically.

## Other investigations on N6711P (3)

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 ATL89LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA044), Nov 23, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N6711P), Ft Mill, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK66X0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0115), Dec 13, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6711P), Ciudad Anahac, Mexico, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1585](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1585), May 3, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6711P), Austin, TX, substantial damage

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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