# NTSB FTW68D0080: Piper PA-20, N7756K, Friendswood, TX, June 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1967
- Place: Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7756K-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 20-583, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clover Field

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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