# NTSB FTW66F0025: Piper PA-24, N5328P, Midland, TX, May 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1965
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1278   65/5/7    MIDLAND TEX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 499
        TIME - 1930                    N5328P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- OVERLOAD FAILURE OF RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONDUIT HOUSING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5328P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5328P-2000-10-17), registration cancelled 2000-10-17, S/N 24-372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midland

## Other investigations on N5328P (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 FTW70F0305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0305), Nov 14, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N5328P), Oak Grove, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0401), Jan 4, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N5328P), Bartlesville, OK, 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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