# NTSB FTW76AF112: Piper PA-23, N1459P, Dalhart, TX, August 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1976
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3795   76/8/2    DALHART,TX          PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 1297
        TIME - 1145                    N1459P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 372 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              KANSAS CITY,MO               HUTCHINSON,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RUDDER TRIM CABLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1459P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1459P-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 23-522 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (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 19760802041989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760802041989A), Aug 2, 1976: Piper PA23, Dalhart, TX, Destroyed. Rudder trim cable failed.

## Other investigations on N1459P (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 CHI67F0602](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0602), Apr 23, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N1459P), Gahanna, OH, 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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