# NTSB FTW70F0299: Piper PA-23, N1065P, Plainview, TX, November 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1969
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0299
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0299

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4407  69/11/15   PLAINVIEW,TEX       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 299
        TIME - 1530                    N1065P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVIEW,TEX               DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HIGH VOLTAGE BREAKDOWN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- R ENG LOST POWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1065P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1065P), registered now, S/N 23-75 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (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: Hale County

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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