# NTSB FTW70D0125: Piper PA-24, N6689P, Eastland, TX, July 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1969
- Place: Eastland, TX · EASTLAND, TX
- Location: 32.4022° N, 98.8177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4022&lon=-98.8177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2277  69/7/12    EASTLAND,TEX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 25, 0
        TIME - 0830                    N6689P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6689P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6689P), registered now, S/N 24-1812, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eastland

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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