# NTSB FTW71DRG15: Piper PA-22, N9596D, Jourdanton, TX, August 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1970
- Place: Jourdanton, TX · JOURDANTON, TX
- Location: 28.9140° N, 98.5408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jourdanton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9140&lon=-98.5408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3209  70/8/10    JOURDANTON,TEX      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 453
        TIME - 2000                    N9596D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAUDE MILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEEVILLE,TEX                JOURDANTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD ON PLOWED FLD ADJACENT TO UNLTD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9596D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9596D), registered now, S/N 22-6504, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (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: Claude Miller

## Other investigations on N9596D (1)

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 FTW68D0184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0184), Aug 13, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N9596D), Jourdanton, 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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