# NTSB FTW69D0107: Colonial C-2, N278B, Kemp, TX, August 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1968
- Place: Kemp, TX · KEMP, TX
- Location: 32.4383° N, 96.2256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kemp, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4383&lon=-96.2256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2687   68/8/4    KEMP,TEX            COLONIAL C-2        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 1250
        TIME - 0930                    N278B               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALENTINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N278B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278B-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 138, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLONIAL C-2
- Registry model: [Colonial C-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-2) (registry code 5110202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valentine

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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