# NTSB FTW76DRA20: Piper PA-22, N6153D, Alvin, TX, January 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1976
- Place: Alvin, TX · ALVIN, TX
- Location: 29.4248° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alvin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4248&lon=-95.2244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0069  76/1/11    ALVIN,TX            PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1020                    N6153D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALVIN AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALVIN,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6153D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6153D-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 22-4800, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Alvin Air Park

## 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 19760111000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760111000469A), Jan 11, 1976: Piper PA22150, Alvin, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6153D (1)

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 NYC94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA100), May 28, 1994: Piper PA-22-150 (N6153D), Toronto, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in the nose gear collapsing and the subsequent nose over of the airplane.

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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