# NTSB FTW66D0176: Piper PA-23, N4822P, Kingsville, TX, July 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1965
- Place: Kingsville, TX · KINGSVILLE, TX
- Location: 27.5092° N, 97.8610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5092&lon=-97.8610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0176

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2022   65/7/9    KINGSVILLE TEX      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1090
        TIME - 1730                    N4822P              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN WHEEL SANK INTO HIDDEN ANIMAL BURROW ON RUNWAY. WING SPAR DAMAGED BY OVERLOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4822P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: King Ranch

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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