# NTSB FTW67F0268: Piper PA-24, N5081P, Keene, TX, July 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1966
- Place: Keene, TX · KEENE, TX
- Location: 32.3961° N, 97.3235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3961&lon=-97.3235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0268

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3069   66/7/5    KEENE TEX           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 254
        TIME - 0530                    N5081P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 221 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - S.W.UNION COLLEGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5081P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5081P-1970-06-24), registration cancelled 1970-06-24, S/N 24-87, built 1958 (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: S.W.Union College

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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