# NTSB FTW67D0470: Piper PA-24, N6028P, Lyford, TX, December 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1966
- Place: Lyford, TX · LYFORD, TX
- Location: 26.4146° N, 97.7893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4146&lon=-97.7893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0470
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0470

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4321  66/12/26   LYFORD TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1550                    N6028P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 60, 9935 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED 4 HRS FUEL ABOARD AT TAKEOFF-EXHAUSTED AFTER 3 HRS 5 MINS FLIGHT-CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6028P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6028P-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 24-1123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6028P (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 FTW69A0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0071), Apr 9, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N6028P), Wolfe City, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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