FTW68D0080

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Friendswood, TX · June 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1967
Place
Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7756KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116129

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2036  67/6/21    FRIENDSWOOD,TEX     PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N7756K              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 25, 3137 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            71 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- SALES DEMONSTRATION AND CHECK-OUT FLT FOR PX A C0M PLT.PX LANDED ACFT.PLT DELAYED TAKING CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N7756K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clover Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.