# NTSB FTW68A0063: Piper PA-24, N6885P, Manvel, TX, December 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1967
- Place: Manvel, TX · MANVEL, TX
- Location: 29.4882° N, 95.3650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manvel, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4882&lon=-95.3650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0939  67/12/19   MANVEL,TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1178
        TIME - 1535                    N6885P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ATTITUDE GYRO
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- CONTROLLER FAILD TO RECOGNIZE NEED FOR ADDTNL ASSISTANCE,INCLUDING MIN TURNS.PLT ON NEEDLE-BALL AP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6885P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6885P-1968-01-25), registration cancelled 1968-01-25, S/N 24-2021 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: William P Hobby

## Other investigations on N6885P (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 UNK65X0219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0219), Oct 10, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6885P), Hempstead, 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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