# NTSB FTW76DRG27: Piper PA-11, N4856M, Chapman Ranch, TX, October 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1975
- Place: Chapman Ranch, TX · CHAPMAN RANCH, TX
- Location: 27.5864° N, 97.4533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chapman Ranch, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5864&lon=-97.4533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3225  75/10/19   CHAPMAN RANCH,TX    PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 640
        TIME - 1430                    N4856M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,TX                 CHAPMAN RANCH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LND IN PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4856M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4856M), registered now, S/N 11-373, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751019035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751019035419A), Oct 19, 1975: Piper PA11, Chapman Ranch, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd in pasture.

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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