# NTSB FTW76FPJ21: Piper PA-32, N8640N, Stroud, OK, December 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1975
- Place: Stroud, OK · STROUD, OK
- Location: 35.7689° N, 96.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stroud, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7689&lon=-96.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3738  75/12/31   STROUD,OK           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N8640N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STROUD,OK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           42                                                      110
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8640N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8640N-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 32-7140033, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stroud

## 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 19751231039879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751231039879A), Dec 31, 1975: Piper PA32300, Stroud, OK, Substantial damage. Gusting to 20K

## Other investigations on N8640N (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 ATL84MA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA208), Jun 24, 1984: Piper PA-32-300 (N8640N), Canton, GA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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