# NTSB FTW66F0702: Piper PA-23, N5951Y, Lubbock, TX, June 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1966
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&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 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0702
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0702

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1230   66/6/9    LUBBOCK TEX         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 2528
        TIME - 0122                    N5951Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2018 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN-COUNTRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           72                                                       50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           44                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION-SHORT RUNWAY, PILOT MISUNDERSTOOD WIND DIRECTION GIVEN BY FSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5951Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5951Y-1967-11-14), registration cancelled 1967-11-14, S/N 27-3118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Town-Country

## Other investigations on N5951Y (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 CHI67A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0034), Aug 27, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N5951Y), Z, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB FTW66F0497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0497), Jan 28, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N5951Y), Lubbock, 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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