# NTSB FTW77FPA18: Piper PA-22, N3954P, Hebron, TX, July 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1977
- Place: Hebron, TX · HEBRON, TX
- Location: 33.0462° N, 96.8871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hebron, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0462&lon=-96.8871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1888   77/7/8    HEBRON,TX           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N3954P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEBRON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3954P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3954P), registered now, S/N 22-3631, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dallas Airpark

## 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 19770708024269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708024269A), Jul 8, 1977: Piper PA22150, Hebron, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3954P (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 LAX71FUQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUQ17), Sep 21, 1970: Piper PA-22 (N3954P), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0178), Dec 31, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N3954P), Mammoth Lake, CA, 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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