FTW66D0595

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Corpus Chrsti, TX · March 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 19, 1966
Place
Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6200WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173298

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0770  66/3/19    CORPUS CHRSTI TEX   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N6200W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUDDIHY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N6200W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cuddihy

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.