# NTSB FTW66F0391: Stinson V-77, N69565, Lake Dallas, TX, November 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1965
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX · LAKE DALLAS, TX
- Location: 33.1278° N, 97.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Dallas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1278&lon=-97.0228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0391
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0391

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0703   65/11/7   LAKE DALLAS TEX     STINSON V-77        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2000
        TIME - 0925                    N69565              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SQUIRE HASKINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69565](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69565-1965-12-14), registration cancelled 1965-12-14, S/N 77-11 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON V-77
- Registry model: [Stinson VULTEE V-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (registry code 8631802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Squire Haskins

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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