# NTSB FTW66F0068: Piper PA-22, N9237D, Morse, TX, February 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1965
- Place: Morse, TX · MORSE, TX
- Location: 36.0660° N, 101.4769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morse, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0660&lon=-101.4769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1543  65/2/26    MORSE TEX           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N9237D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9237D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9237D-2018-03-23), registration cancelled 2018-03-23, S/N 22-6297, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (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

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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