# NTSB FTW76FQG59: Tiny Hawk P6E, N1KG, Pampa, TX, April 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Pampa, TX · PAMPA, TX
- Location: 35.5479° N, 100.9650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pampa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5479&lon=-100.9650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1211  76/4/27  NR.PAMPA,TX           TINY HAWK P6E       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1KG                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENID,OK                     AMARILLO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. RECOVERY DATE 5/5/76. IMPACTED IN NR VERTICAL ATTITUDE,NO PROP ROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1KG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1KG-1976-07-01), registration cancelled 1976-07-01, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TINY HAWK P6E
- Registry model: [Hill TINY HAWK P6E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hill-tiny-hawk-p6e) (registry code 0562539) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760427012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427012589A), Apr 27, 1976: Amtr 0562539, Pampa, TX, Destroyed. No eng malfunction found. Recovery date 5/5/76. Impacted in nr vertical attitude,no prop rotation.

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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