# NTSB FTW76FPM19: Piper PA-28, N15906, Quinton, OK, May 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1976
- Place: Quinton, OK · QUINTON, OK
- Location: 35.1261° N, 95.3665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1261&lon=-95.3665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1198   76/5/4  NR.QUINTON,OK         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N15906              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARES FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MUSKOGEE,OK                 STIGLER,OK                  QUINTON,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- LND & BECAME STUCK.FREED ACFT.ATTMPTD TKOF,SETTLED INTO FENCE AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15906](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15906-1977-03-03), registration cancelled 1977-03-03, S/N 28-7325196, built 1972 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wares Farm

## 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 19760504012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504012089A), May 4, 1976: Piper PA28140, Quinton, OK, Substantial damage. Lnd & became stuck. Freed acft. Attmptd tkof,settled into fence at end of rwy.

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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