FTW69F0308

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Lubbock, TX · December 7, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1968
Place
Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6357ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report January 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107287

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4048   68/12/7   LUBBOCK,TEX         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 642
        TIME - 1908                    N6357Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK SOUTH
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FERRY FLT TO HOME BASE,NO LOAD ABOARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6357Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lubbock South

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.