# NTSB FTW67D0368: Piper PA-28, N6932W, Corpus Chrsti, TX, October 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1966
- Place: Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0368
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0368

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4028  66/10/26   CORPUS CHRSTI TEX   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N6932W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT UNABLE TO DETECT DAMAGE AFTER INITIAL GROUND-LOOP TOOKOFF,GROUNDLOOPED ON NEXT LANDING ALSO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6932W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6932W-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 28-21290, 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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corpus Christi

## Other investigations on N6932W (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 CHI96LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA015), Oct 21, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N6932W), Ocie, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the number three exhaust valve.

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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