- Date
- February 9, 1968
- Place
- Bovina, TX · BOVINA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4656YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111714
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0245 68/2/9 BOVINA,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6525 TIME - 1530 N4656Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE LINE FAILED. LNDG ON DIRT ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4656Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4656YRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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