# NTSB FTW76FQG93: Piper PA-24, N7695P, Vega, TX, July 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1976
- Place: Vega, TX · VEGA, TX
- Location: 35.2453° N, 102.4292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vega, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2453&lon=-102.4292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2593  76/7/29    VEGA,TX             PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2000
        TIME - 1515                    N7695P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VEGA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DUMAS,TX                    RETURN                       FRIONA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7695P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7695P-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 24-2905, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vega Municipal

## 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 19760729030059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729030059A), Jul 29, 1976: Piper PA24400, Vega, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7695P (2)

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 FTW81FQG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG62), Sep 12, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N7695P), Shallowater, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76O0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76O0005), Mar 6, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N7695P), Colima, Mexico, 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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