# NTSB FTW66F0204: Piper PA-28, N6558W, La Porte, TX, March 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1965
- Place: La Porte, TX · LA PORTE, TX
- Location: 29.6674° N, 95.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6674&lon=-95.0491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2122   65/3/8    LA PORTE TEX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 150
        TIME - 1630                    N6558W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6558W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6558W), registered now, S/N 28-20639 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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
- Airport: La Porte Mun.

## Other investigations on N6558W (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 FTW66F0638](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0638), Apr 18, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6558W), Tomball, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65F0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0039), Apr 27, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6558W), Cypress, TX, 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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