# NTSB FTW70FRA23: Bowers FLY BY, N3298, Laporte, TX, June 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1970
- Place: Laporte, TX · LAPORTE, TX
- Location: 29.6674° N, 95.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6674&lon=-95.0491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FRA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2373   70/6/4    LAPORTE,TEX         BOWERS FLY BY       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 34,
        TIME - 0545                    N3298               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPORTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAPORTE,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3298](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3298), registered now, S/N 69-1, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOWERS FLY BY
- Registry model: [Todd FLYBABY](https://openairdocs.org/model/todd-flybaby) (registry code 14121ZA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laporte

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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