# NTSB FTW71FRJ25: Piper PA-28, N95388, Shreveport, LA, December 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1970
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4364   70/12/6   SHREVEPORT,LA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N95388              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 2266 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            130 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCIEN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N95388 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lucien Field

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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