# NTSB FTW76FPD19: Piper PA-24, N8346P, Fort Worth, TX, November 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1975
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3411  75/11/12   FORT WORTH,TX       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 17260
        TIME - 0958                    N8346P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1505 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TX               MINERAL WELLS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- GR STUCK IN 1/3 DWN POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8346P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8346P), registered now, S/N 24-3603, built 1964 (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: Meacham Field

## 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 19751112036739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751112036739A), Nov 12, 1975: Piper PA24250, Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Gr stuck in 1/3 dwn pos.

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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