# NTSB FTW69A0055: Piper PA-32, N5564J, Dallas, TX, February 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1969
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0031  69/2/10    DALLAS,TEX          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1118
        TIME - 2225                    N5564J              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-MISJUDGED EDGE OF TAXI RAMP.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT DOWN INTO DRAINAGE PIT AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5564J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Love Field

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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