# NTSB FTW65A0115: N American NAV A, N91106, Waskom, TX, May 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1965
- Place: Waskom, TX · WASKOM, TX
- Location: 32.4766° N, 94.0646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waskom, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4766&lon=-94.0646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0579  65/5/15    WASKOM TEX          N AMERICAN NAV A    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1016                    N91106              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      THUNDERSTORM, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      78
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CONTROL MAY HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE PILOT CONTINUED INTO ADVERSE WX OR HE SUFFERED HEART ATK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91106](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91106-1965-07-29), registration cancelled 1965-07-29, S/N NAV-4-8, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N AMERICAN NAV A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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