# NTSB FTW78DPD29: Piper PA-36, N9963P, Iowa Park, TX, August 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Place: Iowa Park, TX · IOWA PARK, TX
- Location: 33.9628° N, 98.6809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa Park, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9628&lon=-98.6809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3028  78/8/28    IOWA PARK,TX        PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10750
        TIME - 0805                    N9963P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 690 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA PARK,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9963P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9963P-1988-08-03), registration cancelled 1988-08-03, S/N 367560074 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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