# NTSB FTW72DQG20: Corbin D, N3287, Amarillo, TX, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DQG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0036   71/10/8   AMARILLO,TEX        CORBIN D            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 367
        TIME - 0925                    N3287               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCUMCARI,N MEX             AMARILLO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3287 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CORBIN D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Tradewind

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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