# NTSB FTW67F0197: Piper PA-28, N8157W, Hot Springs, AR, September 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1966
- Place: Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0197
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0197

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2343   66/9/5    HOT SPRINGS ARK     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 11700
        TIME - 1645                    N8157W              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HAMILTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BOAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8157W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8157W), registered now, S/N 28-2273, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Hamilton

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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