# NTSB FTW68F0425: Piper PA-28, N3782T, Napoleonville, LA, February 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1968
- Place: Napoleonville, LA · NAPOLEONVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.9383° N, 91.0264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napoleonville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9383&lon=-91.0264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0425
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0425

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0223  68/2/10    NAPOLEONVILLE,LA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N3782T              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 40, 5500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THERIOTS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK ANT HILL ON UNIMPROVED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3782T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3782T-1990-06-26), registration cancelled 1990-06-26, S/N 28R30095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Theriots

## Other investigations on N3782T (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 SEA90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA001), Oct 1, 1989: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3782T), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT OR FLARE THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED…

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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