# NTSB FTW76DQG02: Piper PA-24, N6164P, Bovina, TX, July 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1975
- Place: Bovina, TX · BOVINA, TX
- Location: 34.5157° N, 102.8847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bovina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5157&lon=-102.8847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2234   75/7/9    BOVINA,TX           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 231
        TIME - 1030                    N6164P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AGRI-SPRAYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PLAINVIEW,TX                YORK,NB                      GARDEN CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD L/O TOO SOON DUE PWR LINES AT END OF RWY,THEN ABORTED. DENSITY ALT 6300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6164P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6164P-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N 24-1265, built 1959 (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
- Airport: Agri-Sprayers

## 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 19750709024629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750709024629A), Jul 9, 1975: Piper PA24250, Bovina, TX, Substantial damage. Attmptd l/o too soon due pwr lines at end of rwy,then aborted. Density alt 6300FT.

## Other investigations on N6164P (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 NYC67D0526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0526), Feb 22, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6164P), Madison, CT, 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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