# NTSB FTW70DRJ08: Piper PA-28, N7723N, Hornbeck, LA, April 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1970
- Place: Hornbeck, LA · HORNBECK, LA
- Location: 31.3260° N, 93.3958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hornbeck, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3260&lon=-93.3958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1878  70/4/30    HORNBECK,LA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 300
        TIME - 1915                    N7723N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HODGES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    HORNBECK,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ALLOWED ACFT TO REACH END OF RWY WITHOUT BRAKING.END NOT VSBL DUE UPSLOPE.WIND GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7723N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7723N), registered now, S/N 28-5166, 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: Hodges

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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