# NTSB FTW66A0094: Piper PA-28, N7651W, Gilmer, TX, April 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1966
- Place: Gilmer, TX · GILMER, TX
- Location: 32.7323° N, 94.9458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilmer, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7323&lon=-94.9458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0215  66/4/21    GILMER TEX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2005                    N7651W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 45, 1688 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            171 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     DRIZZLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           52                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOTS OCCUPATION-AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7651W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7651W-1966-06-17), registration cancelled 1966-06-17, S/N 28-1628 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (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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