# NTSB FTW66D0432: Piper PA-28, N6031W, Littlefield, TX, November 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1965
- Place: Littlefield, TX · LITTLEFIELD, TX
- Location: 33.9192° N, 102.3348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littlefield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9192&lon=-102.3348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0432
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0432

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3504  65/11/19   LITTLEFIELD TEX     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N6031W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLEFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6031W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6031W-1995-12-15), registration cancelled 1995-12-15, S/N 2820031 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Littlefield

## Other investigations on N6031W (3)

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.

- [NTSB DEN91LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA031), Jan 5, 1991: Piper PA-28-160 (N6031W), Deming, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB RESULTING IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS: THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE STUDENT…
- [NTSB UNK65X1379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1379), Feb 1, 1965: Piper PA28 (N6031W), Petersburg, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4175), Sep 27, 1964: Piper PA28 (N6031W), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage

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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