# NTSB FTW66F0672: Piper PA-28, N6826W, Idalou, TX, May 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1966
- Place: Idalou, TX · IDALOU, TX
- Location: 33.6624° N, 101.6837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idalou, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6624&lon=-101.6837&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0672
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0672

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1150  66/5/16    IDALOU TEX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N6826W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      98
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       26
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6826W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6826W), registered now, S/N 28-20966, built 1965 (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 O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6826W (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 FTW69F0254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0254), Oct 13, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N6826W), Shallowater, 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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