# NTSB FTW69A0078: Piper PA-32, N4046R, Whitesboro, TX, May 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1969
- Place: Whitesboro, TX · WHITESBORO, TX
- Location: 33.6596° N, 96.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitesboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6596&lon=-96.9037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1695   69/5/2    WHITESBORO,TEX      PIPER PA-32         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 357
        TIME - 2200                    N4046R              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OVER-FLEW ENROUTE REFUELING STOPS.FIRST X-C IN THIS MODEL ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4046R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4046R-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 32-40345, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4046R (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 FTW92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA175), Jul 8, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N4046R), Granbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING LANDING AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

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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