- Date
- January 22, 1973
- Place
- George West, TX · GEORGE WEST, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5864YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730122001339A
- Case key
- 169620
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0012 73/1/22 NR.GEORGE WEST,TEX PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1039 TIME - 1545 N5864Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 535 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX GEORGE WEST,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT LNDG GEAR STRUCK LARGE ANT HILL ON RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5864Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ranch Airport
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.