# NTSB DEN66F0115: Piper PA-16, N5655H, Carlsbad, NM, September 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1965
- Place: Carlsbad, NM · CARLSBAD, NM
- Location: 32.4207° N, 104.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4207&lon=-104.2288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2828  65/9/26    CARLSBAD N MEX      PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 290
        TIME - 0800                    N5655H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH FUEL TANK FILLER BOX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5655H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5655H), registered now, S/N 16-266, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Car

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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