# NTSB FTW66F0095: Piper PA-22, N6037D, Corpuschristi, TX, June 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1965
- Place: Corpuschristi, TX · CORPUSCHRISTI, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0293   65/6/9    CORPUSCHRISTI TEX   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2050
        TIME - 2200                    N6037D              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUDDIHY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED TO DIRECT PLT TO TIE-DOWN AREA.PILOT DID NOT USE AIRCRAFT LIGHTS TOILLUME DARK AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6037D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6037D), registered now, S/N 22-4690, built 1956 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Cuddihy Field

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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