# NTSB FTW73DOG32: Piper PA-23, N330EC, Snyder, TX, March 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1973
- Place: Snyder, TX · SNYDER, TX
- Location: 32.7136° N, 100.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snyder, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7136&lon=-100.9119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DOG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DOG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0397   73/3/5    SNYDER,TEX          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N330EC              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 31, 2765 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINSTON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG SPRING,TEX              SNYDER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION.3 SKID MARKS ON RWY ABT 300FT IN LENGTH PRIOR TO END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N330EC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330EC-1991-03-01), registration cancelled 1991-03-01, S/N 27605 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (registry code 7102306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winston Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730305004739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730305004739A), Mar 5, 1973: Piper PA23235, Snyder, TX, Substantial damage. No evidence of brake malfunction.3 skid marks on rwy abt 300FT in length prior to end of rwy.

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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