# NTSB FTW67D0251: Piper PA-24, N7902P, Weslaco, TX, August 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1966
- Place: Weslaco, TX · WESLACO, TX
- Location: 26.1605° N, 97.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weslaco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1605&lon=-97.9877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0251
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0251

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2955  66/8/30    WESLACO TEX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N7902P              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             47, 9453 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESLACO MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7902P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7902P-1993-05-20), registration cancelled 1993-05-20, S/N 24-3132 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weslaco Municipal

## Other investigations on N7902P (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 LAX93FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA024), Oct 31, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N7902P), Kelso, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING; HIS INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION; AND HIS INTENTIONAL VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TURBULENCE, RAIN…

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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