# NTSB FTW70D0128: Piper PA-22, N4803A, Dickinson, TX, July 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1969
- Place: Dickinson, TX · DICKINSON, TX
- Location: 29.4517° N, 95.0562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dickinson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4517&lon=-95.0562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2286  69/7/18    DICKINSON,TEX       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N4803A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPACELAND AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4803A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4803A-2018-02-16), registration cancelled 2018-02-16, S/N 22-3955, built 1956 (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: Spaceland Airpark

## Other investigations on N4803A (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 CEN14LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA028), Oct 28, 2013: Piper PA 22-150 (N4803A), Princeton, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW67D0341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0341), Dec 2, 1966: Piper PA-22 (N4803A), Buffalo, 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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