# NTSB FTW67D0390: Piper PA-24, N6568P, Pumpville, TX, November 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1966
- Place: Pumpville, TX · PUMPVILLE, TX
- Location: 29.9435° N, 101.7376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pumpville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9435&lon=-101.7376&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0390
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0390

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4193  66/11/26   PUMPVILLE TEX       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 900
        TIME - 1215                    N6568P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HODGES RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6568P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6568P-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 24-1690 (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: Hodges Ranch

## Other investigations on N6568P (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 FTW69F0169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0169), Aug 24, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N6568P), Texas City, 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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