# NTSB FTW76AF070: Piper PA-28R, N33767, Boswell, OK, March 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1976
- Place: Boswell, OK · BOSWELL, OK
- Location: 34.0276° N, 95.8700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boswell, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0276&lon=-95.8700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2404  76/3/11  NR.BOSWELL,OK         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1846                    N33767              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TX                  PARIS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CONTACTED ATC AT 7000FT IN IFR COND.OUTBD L WNG ASSY,L HORZ STAB ASSY NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33767](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33767-1976-10-22), registration cancelled 1976-10-22, S/N 28R-7535190 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760311028499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760311028499A), Mar 11, 1976: Piper PA28R200, Boswell, OK, Destroyed. Contacted ATC at 7000FT in IFR cond. Outbd l wng assy,l horz stab assy not recovered.

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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