# NTSB FTW71FRD03: Piper PA-28, N8228N, Westwego, LA, July 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1970
- Place: Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Location: 29.9054° N, 90.1435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westwego, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9054&lon=-90.1435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2995  70/7/13    WESTWEGO,LA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1305                    N8228N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTWEGO,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT DIRT PILE 50 FT TO L OF RWY. THEN VEERED R INTO CANAL. R QUARTERING TAILWIND 10K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8228N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8228N-1975-11-08), registration cancelled 1975-11-08, S/N 28-25433, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westwego

## Other investigations on N8228N (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 FTW76FRJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ10), Sep 20, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N8228N), Jena, LA, destroyed

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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