# NTSB FTW77FA065: Piper PA-28, N5912F, Wichita Falls, TX, August 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1977
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2740   77/8/2  NR.WICHITA FALLS,TX   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N5912F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  42, 2665 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1724 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOM DANAHER AIRPO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WICHITA FALLS,TX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 263MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5912F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5912F-1977-12-28), registration cancelled 1977-12-28, S/N 28-7715156 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tom Danaher Airpo

## 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 19770802033999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770802033999A), Aug 2, 1977: Piper PA28151, Wichita Falls, TX, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol lvl 263MG .

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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