FTW65A0090

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Tomball, TX · March 13, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 13, 1965
Place
Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N615FPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179841

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0161  65/3/13  NR.TOMBALL TEX        PIPER PA-23         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1750                    N615F               PX-  2  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 2074 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON NORTHWEST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N615F
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Houston Northwest

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.