# NTSB FTW68F0363: Piper PA-22, N3235Z, Claude, TX, November 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1967
- Place: Claude, TX · CLAUDE, TX
- Location: 35.1074° N, 101.3629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claude, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1074&lon=-101.3629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0363
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0363

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0846  67/11/18   CLAUDE,TEX          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 600
        TIME - 1600                    N3235Z              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      59
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD.70 DEGREE CROSSWIND OF 13 KTS WITH GUSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3235Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3235Z-1970-09-23), registration cancelled 1970-09-23, S/N 22-7180 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- 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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