# NTSB FTW66F0050: Piper PA-22, N5987D, Lorenzo, TX, June 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1965
- Place: Lorenzo, TX · LORENZO, TX
- Location: 33.6703° N, 101.5361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lorenzo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6703&lon=-101.5361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1375   65/6/2    LORENZO TEX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N5987D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORENZO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HOLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5987D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5987D-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 22-4637 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lorenzo

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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