# NTSB FTW76FPJ13: Piper PA-28, N6143W, Hennessey, OK, October 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1975
- Place: Hennessey, OK · HENNESSEY, OK
- Location: 36.1058° N, 97.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hennessey, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1058&lon=-97.8986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2805   75/10/2   HENNESSEY,OK        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 157
        TIME - 1030                    N6143W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENNESSEY,OK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY UNDER REPAIR,TKOF FM GRASS.L GR HIT HOLE.ACFT SWERVED LEFT INTO GAS TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6143W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6143W-2022-01-08), registration cancelled 2022-01-08, S/N 28-20222, built 1964 (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: Enix

## 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 19751002031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751002031289A), Oct 2, 1975: Piper PA28140, Hennessey, OK, Substantial damage. Rwy under repair,tkof fm grass.l gr hit hole. Acft swerved left into gas tank.

## Other investigations on N6143W (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 LAX68F0220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0220), Oct 21, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6143W), Torrance, CA, substantial damage

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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