# NTSB FTW66A0016: Piper PA-24, N2507P, Amarillo, TX, August 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1965
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0016

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0736  65/8/12    DALLAS,TEX          CESSNA 210          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 689
        TIME - 2000                    N6669X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHLAND PK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0763  65/8/12    AMARILLO,TEX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N2507P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
          MISC-IMPAIRMENT OF PILOT INCREASED BY MEDICATION
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2507P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2507P-1965-09-22), registration cancelled 1965-09-22, S/N 22-2868 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tradewind

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6669X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6669X-1965-10-05), registration cancelled 1965-10-05, S/N 21057669 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210a) (registry code 2073408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Highland Pk

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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