# NTSB FTW66D0487: Piper PA-28, N5768W, Spur, TX, January 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1966
- Place: Spur, TX · SPUR, TX
- Location: 33.4766° N, 100.8502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spur, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4766&lon=-100.8502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0487
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0487

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0032  66/1/23    SPUR TEX            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 183
        TIME - 1730                    N5768W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PILOT SWERVED AIRCRAFT TO AVOID OBJECT ON RUNWAY OF UNATTENDED AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5768W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5768W-2018-01-05), registration cancelled 2018-01-05, S/N 28-1554, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spur

## Other investigations on N5768W (2)

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 CEN12LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA124), Jan 3, 2012: Piper PA-28-160 (N5768W), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB UNK65X0405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0405), Oct 24, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5768W), Beckenridge, 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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