# NTSB FTW71FRG26: Piper PA-23, N3304P, Seguin, TX, December 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1970
- Place: Seguin, TX · SEGUIN, TX
- Location: 29.5688° N, 97.9647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seguin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5688&lon=-97.9647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4451  70/12/18 NR.SEGUIN,TEX         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3323
        TIME - 1540                    N3304P              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 2332 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SEGUIN,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TEST FLT FOR STC ON NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR. EXCEEDED MAX SPEED.75 PCT OF RUDDER SEP.R HORZ STAB BUCKLED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3304P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3304P), registered now, S/N 23-1254, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (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

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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