# NTSB FTW66F0520: Piper PA-28, N6493W, Altus, OK, February 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1966
- Place: Altus, OK · ALTUS, OK
- Location: 34.6571° N, 99.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altus, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6571&lon=-99.3090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0260   66/2/6    ALTUS OKLA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N6493W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6493W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6493W-2010-03-09), registration cancelled 2010-03-09, S/N 28-20569, built 1964 (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: Altus

## Other investigations on N6493W (1)

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 NYC07FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA217), Sep 7, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N6493W), Syria, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the dark night conditions.

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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