# NTSB FTW69F0290: Piper PA-28, N6541J, Natchitoches, LA, October 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1968
- Place: Natchitoches, LA · NATCHITOCHES, LA
- Location: 31.7348° N, 93.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natchitoches, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7348&lon=-93.1007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0290

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3948  68/10/30   NATCHITOCHES,LA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 110
        TIME - 0715                    N6541J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATCHITOCHES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT MUD COVERED STUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6541J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6541J-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 28-4983, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (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: Natchitoches

## Other investigations on N6541J (2)

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 CHI73FEA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA09), Aug 30, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N6541J), Danville, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW69D0228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0228), Aug 31, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N6541J), Mcallen, TX, substantial damage

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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