# NTSB FTW76FPA11: Piper PA-28, N55TB, Dallas, TX, November 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1975
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3869  75/11/30   DALLAS,TX           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N55TB               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 894 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            492 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHWAY 77
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,OK                    DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55TB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55TB), registered now, S/N 28-21634, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Highway 77

## 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 19751130040239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751130040239A), Nov 30, 1975: Piper PA28140, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Plt rptd throttle stuck open. No malfunction found.

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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