# NTSB FTW68F0031: Piper PA-24, N5345P, Rockwell, TX, July 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1967
- Place: Rockwell, TX · ROCKWELL, TX
- Location: 33.5912° N, 95.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5912&lon=-95.5497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2332   67/7/9    ROCKWELL,TEX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 493
        TIME - 1630                    N5345P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWELL MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5345P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5345P-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 24-390, built 1958 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rockwell Muni

## Other investigations on N5345P (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 IAD79DLT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLT06), Aug 4, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N5345P), Mckenzie, TN, destroyed

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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