# NTSB FTW76DQG55: Piper PA-28R, N3784T, Brownfield, TX, February 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1976
- Place: Brownfield, TX · BROWNFIELD, TX
- Location: 33.1755° N, 102.2734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1755&lon=-102.2734&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0317  76/2/18    BROWNFIELD,TX       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 581
        TIME - 0920                    N3784T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 454 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   BROWNFIELD,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3784T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3784T-1976-12-01), registration cancelled 1976-12-01, S/N 28R-30097, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Terry County

## 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 19760218003729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760218003729A), Feb 18, 1976: Piper PA28R180, Brownfield, TX, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.

## Other investigations on N3784T (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 DEN76AD057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD057), Jul 9, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N3784T), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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