FTW66A0022

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Anahuac, TX · August 26, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 26, 1965
Place
Anahuac, TX · ANAHUAC, TX
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7698YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176372

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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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2-0677  65/8/26    ANAHUAC,TEX.        PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1550                    N7698Y              PX-  2  0  0  DUAL                      31, 5466 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A SWAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7698Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.