# NTSB FTW67F0273: Piper PA-32, N3588W, Vernon, TX, October 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1966
- Place: Vernon, TX · VERNON, TX
- Location: 34.1477° N, 99.3004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1477&lon=-99.3004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0273

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3152  66/10/14   VERNON TEX          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N3588W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILBARGER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           42                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 42 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3588W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588W-1975-07-25), registration cancelled 1975-07-25, S/N 32-483, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilbarger County

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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