# NTSB FTW68D0513: Pietenpol Camper, N3916, Waco, TX, March 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1968
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0513
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0513

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0621  68/3/23    WACO,TEX            PIETENPOL CAMPER    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N3916               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3916](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3916-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N HR1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIETENPOL CAMPER
- Registry model: [Pietenpol AIR CAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/pietenpol-air-camper) (registry code 70401M9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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