# NTSB FTW69D0197: Piper PA-28, N9941W, Mt.Pleasant, TX, August 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1968
- Place: Mt.Pleasant, TX · MT.PLEASANT, TX
- Location: 33.1582° N, 94.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1582&lon=-94.9745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0197
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0197

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2985  68/8/21    MT.PLEASANT,TEX     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N9941W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.PLEASANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9941W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9941W-2013-04-17), registration cancelled 2013-04-17, S/N 28-23485, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt.Pleasant

## Other investigations on N9941W (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 CHI03LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA220), Jul 24, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N9941W), Evansville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. The barrels were a factor.

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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