# NTSB FTW68D0463: Piper PA-11, N4512M, El Paso, TX, February 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1968
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0463
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0463

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0421  68/2/21    EL PASO,TEX         PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 339
        TIME - 1200                    N4512M              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4512M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512M-1972-04-07), registration cancelled 1972-04-07, S/N 11-15 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skysport

## Other investigations on N4512M (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 MKC72AK049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK049), Feb 20, 1972: Piper PA-11 (N4512M), Moberly, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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