# NTSB FTW76FPD29: Piper PA-23, N5185Y, Bowie, TX, February 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1976
- Place: Bowie, TX · BOWIE, TX
- Location: 33.5570° N, 97.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5570&lon=-97.8462&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0237  76/2/17  NR.BOWIE,TX           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 512
        TIME - 0645                    N5185Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOULDER,CO                  SMITHFIELD,TX               BOWIE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UNLTD STRIP. GUSTING TO 25K. ALSO HIT HOUSE PORCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5185Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185Y-1977-07-25), registration cancelled 1977-07-25, S/N 272396 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ranch

## 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 19760217003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760217003129A), Feb 17, 1976: Piper PA23250, Bowie, TX, Substantial damage. Unltd strip. Gusting to 25K. Also hit house porch.

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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