# NTSB FTW78FQD28: Piper PA-22, N7835D, El Paso, TX, August 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1978
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FQD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1955  78/8/11    EL PASO,TX          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 104
        TIME - 2113                    N7835D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7835D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7835D-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 22-5481, built 1957 (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: El Paso Intl

## 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 19780811020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811020889A), Aug 11, 1978: Piper PA22, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7835D (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 FTW73DQG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG26), Dec 25, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N7835D), Amarillo, TX, no damage
- [NTSB ANC67D0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0054), Aug 31, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N7835D), Chugiak, AK, 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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