# NTSB FTW72FPD04: Volaircraft 10A, N6666D, Cleburne, TX, July 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1971
- Place: Cleburne, TX · CLEBURNE, TX
- Location: 32.3476° N, 97.3867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleburne, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3476&lon=-97.3867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2782  71/7/25    CLEBURNE,TEX        VOLAIRCRAFT 10A     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 2130                    N6666D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEBURNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEBURNE,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR4 CYL COMP BLO NORM.4 LWR PLUGS OIL FOULED,NO INDCN OF FIRING.WATER IN BOTTOM OF CARB FLOAT BOWL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6666D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6666D-2018-04-19), registration cancelled 2018-04-19, S/N 10A-026, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLAIRCRAFT 10A
- Registry model: [Volaircraft 10A](https://openairdocs.org/model/volaircraft-10a) (registry code 9550104) (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: Cleburne Muni

## Other investigations on N6666D (2)

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 CEN17LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA004), Oct 2, 2016: Volaircraft 10A (N6666D), Mandan, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain the proper approach path on landing, which resulted in impact with terrain short of the runway.
- [NTSB OAK68D0207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0207), Oct 25, 1967: Aero-Comdr 100 (N6666D), Davis, CA, 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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