# NTSB FTW76DQG24: Piper PA-24, N7213P, Christoval, TX, September 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1975
- Place: Christoval, TX · CHRISTOVAL, TX
- Location: 31.1976° N, 100.4933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christoval, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1976&lon=-100.4933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3045  75/9/16    CHRISTOVAL,TX       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7213P              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          UPLAND,CA                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACCDT DATE & INJ INDEX PRESUMED. ACFT STOLEN 9/12/75 & RECOVERED 9/16/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7213P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7213P-2007-12-01), registration cancelled 2007-12-01, S/N 24-2383, 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

## Other investigations on N7213P (2)

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 LAX02LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA036), Dec 2, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N7213P), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation on final approach due to the pilot's fuel mismanagement, and his inattentiveness in following established prelanding procedures.
- [NTSB UNK64X2603](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2603), Jul 2, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7213P), Fullerton, CA, 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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