# NTSB FTW77FPD42: Piper PA-24, N6965P, Ballinger, TX, September 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1977
- Place: Ballinger, TX · BALLINGER, TX
- Location: 31.7391° N, 99.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ballinger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7391&lon=-99.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3770  77/9/23    BALLINGER,TX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 388
        TIME - 0830                    N6965P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 366 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONAHAUS,TX                 WACO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BROKEN PITCH CHANGE FORK.AVOIDING TRUCK ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6965P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6965P), registered now, S/N 24-2105, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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