# NTSB FTW69F0514: Piper PA-24, N8670P, Big Spring, TX, April 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1969
- Place: Big Spring, TX · BIG SPRING, TX
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0514
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0514

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1310  69/4/30    BIG SPRING,TEX      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 233
        TIME - 1400                    N8670P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWARD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED PAX TO LAND ACFT. PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8670P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8670P-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 24-4118, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howard County

## Other investigations on N8670P (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 MIA88LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA266), Sep 6, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N8670P), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0077), May 22, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N8670P), Tulsa, OK, 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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