# NTSB FTW66D0285: Piper PA-23, N5552Y, Spearman, TX, August 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1965
- Place: Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN, TX
- Location: 36.1982° N, 101.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1982&lon=-101.1943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0285

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2470  65/8/28    SPEARMAN TEX        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2324                    N5552Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 50, 2651 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1178 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEARMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION-VEHICLE PARKED CLOSE TO RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5552Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5552Y-1967-06-02), registration cancelled 1967-06-02, S/N 27-2653, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spearman

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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