# NTSB FTW69D0261: Piper PA-22, N1749P, Perryton, TX, October 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1968
- Place: Perryton, TX · PERRYTON, TX
- Location: 36.3929° N, 100.7977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perryton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3929&lon=-100.7977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3700  68/10/12   PERRYTON,TEX        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N1749P              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CRAB,BOUNCED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1749P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1749P-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 22-2540, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Smith

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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