# NTSB FTW76DRG21: Piper J4E, N35999, Port Lavaca, TX, September 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1975
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX · PORT LAVACA, TX
- Location: 28.6180° N, 96.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lavaca, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6180&lon=-96.6283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2820  75/9/23    PORT LAVACA,TX      PIPER J4E           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 350
        TIME - 1945                    N35999              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TANNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT LAVACA,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35999](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35999), registered now, S/N 4-1483, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4E
- Registry model: [Piper J4E](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4e) (registry code 7100610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tanner

## 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 19750923030029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750923030029A), Sep 23, 1975: Piper J4E, Port Lavaca, TX, 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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